NDLEA arrests South African woman with 36.65kg cocaine at Lagos airport

Summary

The NDLEA says it arrested a 34-year-old South African woman at Lagos airport with 36.65kg of cocaine during an operation that also led to another drug seizure at the same airport.

Highlights

• The suspect, identified as Qhina Beauty, was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the agency said.
• NDLEA said she was stopped on 7 October while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to South Africa via Doha.
• A search of her bags allegedly uncovered 30 blocks of cocaine concealed with dried pepper and packed in seven parcels.
• The agency also said it arrested a 62-year-old Nigerian-American woman, Anetor Gloria Ubong, with 9.45kg of cannabis known as loud after she arrived from Houston.
• NDLEA said the arrests were part of a wider series of anti-drug operations across several states.