Overview

• Patrick Ruhweza, a 60-year-old Ugandan national, was detained on May 24 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after arriving on Uganda Airlines flight UR 430.
• X-ray scans led to his hospitalisation and the purge of 80 cocaine-filled pellets weighing a total of 866 grams.
• Customs sources report he was recruited by a friend known as Madam Brenda and admitted to a prior smuggling run in January.
• Mumbai Customs has opened an investigation into his associates and is reviewing his travel history for additional drug-trafficking attempts.
• Under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the commercial seizure carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.