NDLEA arrests four Saudi Arabia-bound pilgrims with 200 pallets of ‘cocaine’

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested four pilgrims headed to hajj in Saudi Arabia with substances suspected to be cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested four pilgrims headed to Hajj in Saudi Arabia with substances suspected to be cocaine.In a statement on Thursday, Femi Babafemi, spokesperson for the NDLEA, said the suspects were caught in a hotel while ingesting wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight to the holy land on Wednesday.

The spokesperson said Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, commended the Lagos command of the agency for the arrest.

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