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The agency said the suspect allegedly used her three-year-old son as a cover in an attempt to beat security checks and evade thorough screening.

By Channels Television
Updated July 12, 2026


Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old South African woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, after discovering 5.75 kilograms of heroin concealed in her luggage.

The agency said the suspect allegedly used her three-year-old son as a cover in an attempt to beat security checks and evade thorough screening.

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According to a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA, the suspect was arrested on Monday, July 6, during the inward clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Abuja.

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The agency said the woman initially denied travelling with any checked luggage, but officers established that two bags containing the illicit drugs bore baggage tags matching those attached to her passport.

“She eventually admitted ownership of the bags after claiming she had forgotten that she checked them in,” the statement said.

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The NDLEA added that the suspect told investigators she had travelled from Cambodia through Doha to Abuja. Intelligence gathered during the investigation indicates she is allegedly linked to a transnational drug trafficking network operating along the Cambodia-South Africa route.

In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, arrested a 48-year-old commercial motorcycle rider following his arrival from Madagascar via Addis Ababa aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight.

A search of his checked backpack led to the recovery of 87 wraps of methamphetamine concealed inside clothing.

According to the agency, the suspect admitted he had worked as a commercial motorcycle rider in Lagos for about 15 years before being recruited into drug trafficking by an associate based in Uganda.

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He further disclosed that he had swallowed additional pellets of methamphetamine before embarking on a planned trip to Madagascar to deliver the consignment but was denied entry by immigration authorities on arrival.

The NDLEA said the suspect was subsequently rerouted to Lagos, where he was arrested.

Unable to state the number of pellets he had ingested, the suspect was placed under excretion observation for three days. During the period, he excreted 13 additional pellets, bringing the total seizure to 100 wraps of methamphetamine weighing 1.715 kilograms.

Meanwhile, at the Apapa Seaport in Lagos, NDLEA officers, working alongside personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies, intercepted a shipment containing 8,287 nylon bags of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 4,143.5 kilograms.

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The agency estimated the street value of the seized consignment at over ₦10.3 billion.

The drugs were discovered during a joint examination of a container imported from Canada after weeks of intelligence-led tracking by the agency’s Maritime Intelligence Unit.

In another operation, NDLEA operatives also foiled an attempt to export 2.5 kilograms of skunk concealed inside a gas compressor destined for Cyprus through a Lagos-based courier company.

Beyond enforcement activities, the agency said it continued its nationwide War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign with sensitisation programmes held in schools, communities, workplaces and places of worship across several states, including Ebonyi, Kano, Ekiti and Ogun.

The campaign also featured advocacy visits to government officials as part of efforts to strengthen public awareness on the dangers of drug abuse.

The NDLEA commended officers involved in the various operations for the arrests and seizures and urged personnel across its commands to sustain the momentum in both drug supply reduction and public enlightenment initiatives.

https://www.channelstv.com/2026/07/12/ndlea-arrrests-south-african-at-abuja-airport-with-5-75kg-heroin-hidden-in-luggage/

Yoruba

Agbado propaganda is not government

His candid does not matter, the most important thing is that failure call Tinibu must go, he has proven he has nothing to offer. Let any other person come and try his own.

khalling2008:
He should campaign for his candidate then,, or to register for a party and contest for the president
He is shouting "Tinubu Must go" The question now is "Who is his preferred candidates that want people to vote for?

It looks like Southwest voted base on tribe

Devil punish him

abc115:
God Bless President Bola Tinubu
God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

Stop kidding yourself, you think Buhari won because his picked yoruba? Why did he not win in 2011 that he picked Tunde Bakare? Or Tunde Bakare is not yoruba again. He only won due the propanganda APC use to deceive Nigerians. NC, NE, and NW aligned with APC , SW voter was share 50/50

sleek214:
We already know that. The north is for Atiku . Obi and Tinubu should share South votes. Atiku/ Makinde is the winning tickets. Picking Makinde is the best thing that will happen to Atiku. Buhari picked Igbo VP for 3 election and lost, he picked Yoruba and won. Atiku has picked igbos on 3 election and lost, he needs to pick a Yoruba this time..

Go and negotiate with him

skultrick:
My landlord has increased my rent by 108%. So instead of paying 1.2m I will now pay 2.5m for a 2bed.

That's above my budget. So I am moving out.

I wanted ask, is it okay to inform the landlord a month before rent expires that I am not renewing or is a month too short?

Rent expires July ending, so it okay to inform in May or June?

Thank you.

Religion of pieces

It is possible she no gree submit her thing

NaijaNaWaa:
She don chop Seyi money be that.
E for sweet pass if to say na Obi Cubana or Chief Priest dem declare wanted so…

Please how much is Brick layers and labour paid per day in Lagos State specifically in Ojo LGA

Please how can one confirm if aluminum roofing sheet is original?

What is global pratice when the global coummunities provide cheap and stable power supplies to their citizens? All these APC data boi hmmmm

lawani:
So something that is standard practice all over the world should not be done in Lagos or Nigeria? But that is like saying this is the only way but you must not use it!

Make we nack na , DM me your number

Diamond098454:
Oohhh no ooo ............ she should go home and keep pleading he may forgive her

Na another man she knack
She no kill person

You guys could be very funny. He is President of Nigeria not yoruba President. beside it is Nigerian money not his personal money. If he does not like the insult he should resign, the office is meant for people with strong character

Omenlon:
. Please mention the appropriate region they should always start from. Funny children, so you people want the Man you always love to insult to start developmental projects in your region, no be juju be that.

Not true, I live in that area the inccident was horrific

Kobicove:
This headline was intentionally made to cause panic and apprehension among citizens in Lagos

Why must they always start from southwest if not the same nepotism he is compaining about?

TimeManager:
The major problem you guys have is ignorance, apart from rushing to comment on every topic, you lack adequate understanding of much of the issues. You only believe what you create or imagine inside your heads.
Every institution Tinubu has decentralized, he has spread it across each region. It started from one region then spread to the others. And this one too will follow same process.

-Kiss the truth!

APC magic, believe grab it by any means neccesary at your peril

When the goat is incharge of yams , do we need to ask who eat the yam

Don't be deceived, Igbos are rational being.they don't follow personalities rather they are guide with good consciousness

Willy2025:
Our newest catch from Peter Obi home state
Like play like play, SE that we are merely looking for 40% is in the bag for APC with Uzodimma in Imo, Soludo in Anambra, Otti in Abia and Mbah in Enugu not to talk about the Cubanas etc, SE is already captured. With SW, SS, NC and now SE in the pocket, do you think BAT even need any more campaign

When criminal is in the helm of affairs expect unexpected

Promax has taken over

Regardless of the tax, there is no reason it should be cheaper than the country it was manuafactured, because he will incur transport cost to export it, export duties and import duties there maybe other associated charges

Gboss247:
Exploiting?
Are they supposed to be buying at the price with you that have a tax master in Aso Rock?

Let keep centiment apart, Dangote is exploiting Nigerians in all his businesses, can you explain why Dangote cement produced in Nigeria and exported to other Africa countries is cheaper in the countries where it is exported to?

HacheNoire:
Like we don’t know what Nigerian importers go for!

Can we compare the octane value and quality of both?

These western hand tools just desperate to attack that refinery. It’s bad business for them!

At a time when African countries are now being dependent on the refinery, they spring up another propaganda about cost!

If what tinibu oa doing as goverment is what NADESCO stand for then Abacha regime is more democratic than the so called NADESCO

Disreguard the comment from data boi above

Everythings works perfectly well though one of the shaft vibrate

Ktaophyc:
It would be good to note the following:
1. Does the speedometer work?
2. Has the Gear oil been changed during the cause of the problem?

Yoruba and IGR ARE LIKE 5 AND 6, why then are we paying taxes?

Stephen0mozzy:
But it's not everything we'll call government for. Hospital bills are not cheap! So why can't they install solar setup - even if just for bulbs and fan.

Patient care mehn. Let's not justify poor standards. Patient care is a business.

The hospital has an administrator, and that person should be fired if they're not strategic enough to route IGR into bettering the facilities.

Yes, he was not your choice because he is not a bigot. yorubas like tribalistic person who will self their tribal interest instead of national interest.

ajailer:
That should let you know that he wasn’t Yorubas choice, he wasn’t hated, he was not just our choice in ‘99