Nigeria intercepts businesswoman with cocaine, seizes tons of cannabis

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made significant seizures in recent operations, targeting drug trafficking at airports and ports, and uncovering internal criminal networks.

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A search of her checked-in luggage led to the discovery of four large parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom professionally created in her bag.

In one operation, NDLEA agents intercepted a 38-year-old businesswoman at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. She was attempting to travel to Beijing, China, with 7.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a false bottom of her luggage. The suspect claimed she was in China to purchase goods for resale in Nigeria.

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The parcels of the class A drug found hidden in the bag have a combined weight of 7.5 kilograms.

Simultaneously, operatives at the Apapa Ports Complex in Lagos seized a substantial consignment of illicit drugs. A container holding 195 large sacks of "Canadian Loud," a potent strain of cannabis, was tracked for over four weeks. The total seizure amounted to 4,959 kilograms, with an estimated street value exceeding 12.3 billion naira (approximately $7.7 million USD).

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The operation, which was carried out on Wednesday, had a total of 4,959 kilograms of the illicit drug consignment worth over N12.3 billion in street value seized.

Further investigations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and Anambra State led to the unraveling of a syndicate involved in planting drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting travelers at motor parks. This scheme came to light when Abuja operatives intercepted a consignment of methamphetamine in a Sienna bus originating from Nnewi, Anambra State. A follow-up operation resulted in the arrest of an individual identified as the intended recipient of the package.

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