A 36-year-old South African woman was arrested by Zambian authorities for trafficking cocaine into the country, the Africanews.com reports.
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in a statement released in the country’s capital of Lusaka confirmed Palesa Ishline Rose Mononela’s who is said to be from Blomfontein in South Africa’s Free State.
According to Theresa Katongo, the DEC spokesperson through a local media portal, at the time of her arrest, Palesa had 3.2kg of cocaine wrapped around her legs.
The suspect was detained at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport after arrival in Zambia on board Angolan Airlines from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo Brazil. It was not revealed whether Zambia was her destination or if she was on transit.
Zambia has tough laws on drugs and other illegal substances. The DEC is mandated to collect, collate and disseminate information on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
