A 32-year-old Russian woman was arrested by customs authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after more than 12 kilos of high-grade cocaine, worth P64 million, was found in her luggage.
The authorities identified the woman as Anastasha Novopashina, who was arrested after drug enforcers found 12,781 grams of high-grade cocaine was found in her luggage after she arrived on board Emirates Air Flight EK332 from Sao Paolo, Brazil via Dubai.
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Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said the bureau received intelligence report from the United States anti-narcotics authorities about the impending arrival of the alleged Russian drug mule.