National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, has arrested two grandmothers with narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,MMIA, Lagos, while on their way to the United States and Saudi Arabia.

According to the agency, the‎ suspects allegedly ingested 108 wraps of substances that tested positive for heroin and cocaine during outward screening of passengers at the MMIA, Lagos.

‎Its Commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba gave the names of the suspected drug traffickers as Ebunoluwa Adebayo, sixty, and Ayisat Amodu, fifty-nine.

Garba said Ebunoluwa was‎ found to have ingested 83 wraps of heroin weighing 1.105kg on her way to New York, U.S while Ayisat ingested 25 wraps of cocaine weighing 275 grammes on her way to Medina, Saudi Arabia. ‎

He said the women had‎ blamed their involvement in drug trafficking on financial hardship, saying preliminary investigation reveals that this was the first time a grandmother of 60 years would ingest a whopping 83 wraps of narcotics and noted that the second suspect was going to Saudi Arabia where drug trafficking attracts capital punishment.

‎‎According to Garba, Ebunoluwa was arrested while boarding a Virgin Atlantic flight to New York, while Ayisat was caught trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight on her way to Medina, Saudi Arabia.

He said‎ ‎Ebunoluwa, a divorcee sells provision at Ikorodu, Lagos while Ayisat sells food in Lagos.‎