According to Punch Newspapers, NDLEA operatives have arrested a 34-year-old South African woman, Qhina Beauty, with a substantial amount of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State. The arrest took place on October 7, 2026, as Beauty was preparing to depart for South Africa. The NDLEA searched her two luggage bags and found 36.65 kilograms of cocaine hidden within.
Additionally, the agency also arrested a 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother, Anetor Gloria Ubong, with 9.45kg of high-grade cannabis, imported from the United States. This arrest was also made at the MMIA.
Both arrests were announced by the NDLEA but the exact dates of the incidents were not disclosed in the available sources. The sources did not mention when the facility began operating.
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