NDLEA arrests mother of three with 100 wraps of cocaine tucked in her private part, handbag
By TVC News Nigeria
05 July 2021 |
4:10 pm
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag.
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