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NDLEA Arrests 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman Over ₦2.1bn Drug Shipment At Lagos Airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese national, Ting Hung Kiong, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud into Nigeria through the Lagos airport.

The suspect, who reportedly holds Malaysian citizenship, was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport after arriving on an Emirates flight from Thailand through Dubai.

Drugs Hidden Inside Travel Boxes

According to the agency, the suspect arrived with two large travel boxes containing the synthetic strain of cannabis.

Investigators said the woman claimed she worked as a caregiver in Malaysia and disclosed that her daughter sponsored her trip to Thailand before the drugs were allegedly handed over to her for delivery in Nigeria.

NDLEA Intercepts ₦2.19bn Shipment

In another operation, NDLEA operatives recovered 1,825,710 tablets of Tapentadol 250mg valued at about ₦2.19 billion at the Lagos airport cargo shed.

The shipment reportedly arrived from India through Emirates Cargo and was later handed over by the Nigeria Customs Service after monitoring operations.

Cocaine, Tramadol Recovered In Airports

At the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, operatives arrested a suspect identified as Onyeka Emeka after he allegedly excreted 185.36 grammes of cocaine.

Authorities said he arrived from Sierra Leone through Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines flight.

In Abuja, NDLEA officers also arrested 29-year-old Babatunde Afekhide at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while attempting to travel to Italy.

The agency said 10,280 pills of Tramadol and Tapentadol were discovered hidden inside his luggage.

More Drug Busts Across Nigeria

The anti-drug agency further disclosed that parcels containing MDMA, Tramadol and other substances concealed inside soap, body cream and bicycle luggage carriers were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos.

In Edo State, operatives reportedly recovered 489kg of skunk cannabis and cannabis seeds during a raid in Owan East Local Government Area.

Another raid in Ekiti State led to the seizure of over 1,116kg of skunk and the arrest of a suspect identified as Ogundana Adebayo Julius.

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