Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Ms Ebhodaghei Gloria Osenemeshen, with illicit drugs concealed in cassava flakes (garri) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
She was arrested on Monday July 25 during the outward clearance of travellers on Rwanda Air via Kigali to Dubai, UAE.
In a statement on Sunday, July 31, NDLEA’s Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said sachets of Tramadol 225mg hidden inside garri were discovered in her luggage.
He added: “She claimed that the bag was given to her by someone who she passed the night in his house before coming to the airport to help deliver to another person in Dubai.”