WOMAN TRAVELLING TO INDIA WITH COCAINE ARRESTED IN LAGOS

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, 2.20 kilograms of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

Adekoya Abebukonla Mary claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery when she was intercepted after the cocaine consignment was discovered factory fitted into the walls of her traveling bag.

NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said the suspect was arrested on Monday June 16, 2025 based on credible intelligence.

Babafemi disclosed in a statement that Adekoya was placed under surveillance was allowed to check in her luggage before she was arrested at the point of boarding her Qatar Airways flight to India via Doha.

He said 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.

The NDLEA spokesman said further investigation revealed that the suspect was recruited and funded by a drug baron currently at large, Akeem Ayinde Adekanbi who owns Rockford Hotel located in Sango area of Ogun state while he lives at Igbe Laara in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos state.