67 Years Old UK bound Grandma Nabbed with Huge Amount of Cocåine at the Airport!

 67-year-old UK-based Nigerian grandma caught with 13kg of c@caine disguised as plantain at Lagos airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, after allegedly uncovering 13 kilograms of c@caine cleverly concealed in f+ke plantain peels at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

Barek, a UK-based caregiver, was intercepted at the departure hall of Terminal 2 while attempting to board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

According to the NDLEA, officers conducted a thorough search of her luggage and discovered 31 large wraps of c@caine meticulously packaged to resemble hands of plantain and hidden among other food items.

The seized illicit dr¥g weighed a total of 13 kilograms.

During interrogation, the 67-year-old reportedly admitted full ownership of the recovered c@caine, according to the anti-narcoti

cs agency.