NDLEA arrests 67-year-old grandma with 13kg cocaine hidden in fake plantains

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, Mrs Mary Yetunde Barek, after operatives discovered 13 kilograms of cocaine disguised as plantains in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Barek, who works as a caregiver in the…