NDLEA arrests woman bound for India with cocaine hidden in luggage

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-extinct lady, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, at the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for making an strive to smuggle 2.20 kilograms of cocaine hid in her suitcase.

Adekoya, who claimed she change into once travelling to India for fibroid surgical operation, change into once apprehended on Monday, June 16, 2025, rapidly earlier than boarding a Qatar Airways flight to India by Doha, an announcement by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director, Media & Advocacy, disclosed on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

NDLEA operatives, acting on intelligence, monitored her till she checked in her bags and change into once arrested at the boarding gate. A search of her bags revealed two parcels of cocaine manufacturing facility-fitted in the walls of the salvage.

In her assertion, Adekoya admitted she change into once recruited for the smuggling outing under the guise of a medical outing and promised monetary compensation. Investigators linked the operation to a suspected drug baron, Akeem Ayinde Adekanbi, who's currently at fine. He's believed to reside in the Igbe Laara arrangement of Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos Utter, and owns Rockford Hotel in Sango, Ogun Utter.

In other operations, NDLEA operatives from the Directorate of Operation and Traditional Investigation (DOGI) intercepted illicit drug consignments hid in uncommon objects at courier firms in Lagos. On Wednesday, June 18, a equipment destined for Australia change into once found to comprise 850 grams of cocaine hidden in cloth hangers. A day later, a shipment of female attire gallop for Bahrain change into once stumbled on with 1.3 kilograms of Loud, a potent variant of cannabis.

In Bauchi Utter, a total of 1,013,000 opioid pills, including tramadol, diazepam, and exol-5, were seized from two suspects, Ibrahim Galadima and Ibrahim Muhammed, alongside the Bauchi-Darazo boulevard. The arrest took assign on Monday, June 16.

In Kaduna Utter, Bishir Isyaku change into once arrested on Tuesday, June 17, with 14.2 kilograms of skunk hidden in charcoal sacks and 198 kilograms of rubber solution. In the Federal Capital Territory, six suspects were arrested on Wednesday, June 18, at some level of raids in the Karu Abattoir and Torabora areas. Recovered pills included 6.9 kilograms of skunk and 59 grams of methamphetamine.

Along the Zaria-Kano boulevard in Kano Utter, Umar Hamisu and Dahiru Abdullahi were arrested on Thursday, June 19, with 56.2 kilograms of skunk. On the the same day, Obiwuru Henry change into once arrested with 23,720 tramadol capsules and 1,400 ampoules of pentazocine. Two other suspects, Abubakar Modu and Abdulkadir Muhammed, were arrested on Saturday, June 21, with 36.6 kilograms and 32 kilograms of skunk, respectively.

In Kwara Utter, NDLEA officers arrested Olotin Nifemi, a 22-year-extinct student of Kwara Utter Polytechnic, on Thursday, June 19, for allegedly dealing pills. She change into once present in possession of one kilogram of skunk.

In Edo Utter, NDLEA destroyed 4,226.11 kilograms of cannabis in Uzebba forest, Owan West Local Government Dwelling, at some level of a raid on Friday, June 20. One suspect, Albert Shamaki, change into once arrested. On Thursday, June 19, a raid at Sizable Jamaya supermarket in Emado community, Esan West LGA, resulted in the arrest of Esther Abumere, 28, and the recovery of loads of illicit pills including Colorado, Loud, Molly, tramadol, and other opioids. One other operation at Idumeka, Igueben LGA, resulted in the arrest of Eko Gift, 38, and seizure of 1.143 kilograms of skunk.

In the period in-between, the company persisted its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) advocacy advertising and marketing campaign with sensitization lectures in colleges across Jigawa, Nasarawa, Kogi, Kano, and Enugu states. The Osun Utter Repeat also visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at his palace in Ile Ife.

NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), counseled officers across the MMIA, DOGI, and the many speak commands absorbing in the week’s arrests and seizures. He reiterated the company’s dedication to balancing drug supply good buy with inquire of good buy efforts.