Grandmother Caught With Cocaine in Plantain Peels | London News

A 67-year-old Nigerian grandmother, Mary Yetunde Barek, was arrested at Lagos airport with 13kg of cocaine hidden inside plantain peels—worth over a million pounds—highlighting West Africa’s role as a major cocaine transit hub for Europe. Barek, a UK carer, admitted to carrying the drugs, which were discovered when officials cut open the fruit packaging. This case underscores the global scale of drug trafficking, with recent busts like a mother-daughter duo caught in Spain with 42kg of cocaine, revealing how sophisticated and unpredictable these networks have become. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6c4cfcd5efd2ec8f