Okefun Darlington, a businesswoman, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for her connections to two Pakistani nationals who were arrested with cocaine at Murtala Muhammed International airport, MMIA in Lagos.

Asif Muhammed (45) and Hussain Naveed (57), were both Pakistanis who attempted to board a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Lahole, Pakistan on November 5, 2022. They had 8 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a sound system.

Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the agency, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday, November 13th.

Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives working at the SAHCO import warehouse of the MMIA Lagos intercepted another shipment of Tramadol, this time from Karachi, Pakistan.

A total of 6 cartons comprising 497,900 tablets of Royal Tramaking brand of Tramadol 225mg with a gross weight of 304.90 kilograms were recovered after a joint examination by stakeholders on Friday 11th Nov.

While commending the officers and men of the MMIA Commands of the Agency for the successful operations in the past week, the Chairman of NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa, urged them and their counterparts across the country to intensify the heat on drug barons and cartels.