Nigeria, June 22 -- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 43-year-old woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country under the guise of seeking medical treatment.

According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the suspect, a professional make-up artist, was intercepted as she tried to board a Qatar Airways flight to India, claiming she was traveling for fibroid surgery.

Her arrest, which took place on Monday, June 16, was the result of actionable intelligence. "Under surveillance, Adekoya was allowed to check in her luggage and arrested at the point of bo...