NDLEA intercepts cocaine, arrests drug kingpin at Lagos Airport
24 May 2021 |
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NDLEA intercepts N8billion cocaine, arrests Brazilian based drug kingpin at Lagos airport, and seizes $24,500 offered as a bribe to compromise an investigation.
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