NDLEA arrests Lagos female drug kingpin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a wanted female drug kingpin in Lagos after discovering 23.5 kilograms of cocaine hidden in her children’s room. The suspect was picked up during a raid on her residence following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance by NDLEA operatives. According to the agency, the cocaine was carefully concealed in bags and containers placed among children’s belongings to avoid detection. NDLEA officials said the tactic was part of a wider effort by the suspect to use her family home as cover for large scale drug trafficking activities. The agency described the woman as a key figure in a trafficking network responsible for moving cocaine within Lagos and to other parts of the country. She had reportedly been on NDLEA’s watch list for some time before being tracked to the Lagos address where she […]