The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested Adekoya Mary, a 43-year-old woman, with 2.2kg of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA director, media and advocacy, said the suspect, who identified as a makeup artist, claimed she was travelling to India for fibroid surgery.
Babafemi said Adekoya was intercepted on June 16 while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to India via Doha.
He noted that the suspect was apprehended after two parcels of cocaine hidden in her bag lining were uncovered by operatives.
Babafemi said Adekoya confessed to being recruited for the trip by a suspected drug baron identified as Akeem Adekanbi, who is currently on the run.
The NDLEA official said operatives also intercepted two international shipments of drugs concealed in everyday items in Lagos.
According to him, the officers found 850 grams of cocaine hidden inside cloth hangers destined for Australia on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the operatives seized 1.3kg of ‘loud’, a potent cannabis strain, from a consignment of female dresses heading to Bahrain.
Babafemi said NDLEA officers arrested two men — Ibrahim Galadima and Ibrahim Muhammed — along the Bauchi-Darazo road with over one million opioid pills, including tramadol, diazepam, and exol-5.
In Kaduna, Bishir Isyaku was arrested along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway on June 17.
Babafemi said the suspect was transporting 14.2kg of skunk hidden in charcoal sacks and 198kg of rubber solution packed in seven cartons.
