NDLEA nabs woman going to India for fibroid surgery with cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery after 2.20kgs of cocaine were discovered factory fitted in the walls of her bag. Spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja in […]
ndlea nabs woman going to india for fibroid surgery with cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery after 2.20kgs of cocaine were discovered factory fitted in the walls of her bag.
Spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja in a statement said that the suspect was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, June 16 based on credible intelligence.
“Under surveillance, Adekoya was allowed to check in her luggage and arrested at the point of boarding her Qatar Airways flight to India via Doha. When her luggage was searched, two large parcels of cocaine weighing 2.20kg were found concealed in the walls of the suitcase she was carrying.
“In her statement, she claimed she embarked on the trip for financial benefits but under the pretext of going to India for surgery to remove fibroid from her stomach,” Babafemi said.
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Further investigation revealed that the suspect was recruited and funded by a drug baron currently at large.