NDLEA Uncovers UK-Bound Cocaine Hidden In Cream Containers At Lagos Airport (Photos)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered 70 parcels of cocaine hidden inside body cream containers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, thwarting an attempt to smuggle the drug to the United Kingdom.
The NDLEA’s Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, explained that the cocaine consignments, weighing 3.60 kilograms, were discovered on October 14, 2025, during examination of cargoes packaged as personal effects on an Air Peace flight bound for London.
According to the statement, a cargo agent, Lawal Mustapha Olakunle, was promptly arrested, adding that investigations led to the arrest of two principal suspects linked to the attempt.
“In a follow up operation on 18th October, a female healthcare worker Ogunmuyide Taiwo Deborah was arrested following which Mutiu Adebayo Adebiyi, the Chief Executive Officer of a travel agency, Mutiu Adebiyi & Co, was arrested at his 23 Ladoke Akintola Street, Ikeja GRA Lagos office on Monday 20th October.
“In a similar development, attempt by a 35-year-old Lesotho national Lemena Mark to export 103.59 grams of methamphetamine concealed in a diabeta herbs coffee tea pack to the Philippines on an Ethiopian airlines flight from the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu on Wednesday 22nd October was thwarted by NDLEA officers who arrested him and recovered the illicit drug,” the statement noted.
Babafemi explained that the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commended the officers and men of MMIA, AIIA, Lagos, for the arrests, and seizures.
He urged them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the agency.