67-Year-Old Nigerian-British Grandmother Nabbed At Lagos Airport With 13kg Cocaine Hidden In Plantain Peels

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mary Yetunde Barek, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, after allegedly discovering 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels packed among food items in her luggage. The suspect, who works as a caregiver in the United Kingdom, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the Lagos airport on Sunday, June 28, 2026, while attempting to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London.

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