NDLEA ARRESTS MAKEUP ARTIST FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 43-year-old makeup artist at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos State for attempting to traffic 2.20 kilograms of cocaine to India. 

A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the NDLEA spokesman,  Femi Babafemi, said the suspect claimed she was traveling for a fibroid surgery, but investigations revealed that she was recruited and funded by a drug baron.

In separate incidents, Babafemi revealed that NDLEA operatives intercepted a Bahrain-bound shipment of sewn female dresses containing 1.3 kilograms of cannabis and 850 grams of cocaine concealed in cloth hangers heading to Australia.

NDLEA Chairman, retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa, has commended officers and men of the agency for their efforts in drug supply reduction and demand reduction, praising their balance between enforcement and advocacy.

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