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A 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla, who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos after the walls of her bag was found to be factory fitted with 2.2 kilogrammes of cocaine.
A statement by the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said the suspect was arrested last Monday based on credible intelligence.