Mr Babafemi stated that the suspect had 1.4kg of cocaine concealed in the handles of his bags and on the top edges of the bags.
The development comes shortly after the Central Bank released $265 million to foreign airlines amid threats by the international carries stop operations in Nigeria.
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The pilot and co-pilot had a dispute shortly after takeoff and grabbed each other by their collars after one of them threw a punch.
Meanwhile, a freight agent, Elizabeth Njoko, 37, has been arrested for attempting to export 250grams of Tramadol and cannabis to Dubai.
The Lagos NLC chairperson says the practice has forced catering services to retrench workers.
Exotic animals shipped to Italy, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia were African civets, primates, and marsh mongooses.
