Nigerian drug agents caught a makeup artist trying to smuggle cocaine at Lagos airport. The 43-year-old woman had 2.2 kilograms of the drug hidden inside her suitcase walls. She told officers she was flying to India for medical treatment. Drug enforcement officers found the cocaine when they searched her luggage before her Qatar Airways flight. The woman admitted someone paid her to carry the drugs.
The same week saw more drug busts across Nigeria. Officers found cannabis hidden in women's dresses heading to Bahrain. They also discovered cocaine stuffed inside coat hangers bound for Australia. Two men were arrested with over one million drug pills near Bauchi. Another suspect was caught with 14.2 kilograms of cannabis hidden in charcoal sacks.
Police raids continued in several other states. Officers arrested six people in Abuja and found cannabis and methamphetamine. Two men were caught with 56 kilograms of cannabis on the Zaria-Kano road. A student was arrested for selling drugs to classmates at her college. Drug agents destroyed over 4,000 kilograms of cannabis at a forest camp. The drug agency chief praised all the officers for their hard work this week.
The same week saw more drug busts across Nigeria. Officers found cannabis hidden in women's dresses heading to Bahrain. They also discovered cocaine stuffed inside coat hangers bound for Australia. Two men were arrested with over one million drug pills near Bauchi. Another suspect was caught with 14.2 kilograms of cannabis hidden in charcoal sacks.
Police raids continued in several other states. Officers arrested six people in Abuja and found cannabis and methamphetamine. Two men were caught with 56 kilograms of cannabis on the Zaria-Kano road. A student was arrested for selling drugs to classmates at her college. Drug agents destroyed over 4,000 kilograms of cannabis at a forest camp. The drug agency chief praised all the officers for their hard work this week.
