Chinese Woman, Nigerian Boyfriend Arrested Over Drug Package

A mainland Chinese woman surnamed Liu,
in her early 20s, was arrested by police in
Zhongshan, in Guangdong
province, after taking delivery of a parcel
containing 15 kilograms of cannabis,
allegedly for her Nigerian boyfriend.



In late March, customs officers at the
Gongbei Port of Entry in Zhuhai
intercepted the drug parcel, which had
been sent through Macau from Nigeria
to Zhongshan, the Macau Daily
reported on Wednesday, citing
customs officials and police.



The customs officers alerted the public
security department in Zhongshan, and
they then arrested Liu on the morning of
April 6 when she received the parcel at
home.



Liu said she had taken delivery of it for her
Nigerian boyfriend – named Steven –
whom she met on WeChat.



Liu was told by Steven, who was living in
Guangzhou, that the parcel contained
some Nigerian traditional food only.



The
West African man was later arrested by
police in Zhongshan.



The police are hunting an accomplice of
Steven’s who is also of Nigerian origin,
Exmoo News reported.



On the same day as Liu was arrested, a
parcel containing another 15 kilograms of
cannabis with Liu as the intended
recipient was intercepted by Gongbei
Customs.



The sender had tried to throw sniffer
dogs off the scent using pepper inside the
parcel, officials said at a press conference
on
Tuesday at which no charges were
mentioned.