Drug Law Enforcement Agency Apprehend 50-Year Old Woman Using Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Drugs In Lagos

A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection

The widow who is a mother of one and owner of a fashion outfit in Ago palace way, Lagos, was arrested at a bus terminal in Yaba while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

She claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her husband who died two years ago, while she has been in the fashion business for 20 years.

Meanwhile, Not less than 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States of America and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sink were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos

Different types of opioids, cannabis and other illicit substances were intercepted in Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Taraba, Delta, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Ekiti and Edo States.