News:2026-10-21/Trafficking/ndlea-arrests-a-62-year-old-nigerian-american-woman-with-9-45-kg-of-cannabis-in-18-parcels-at-lagos-airport-af

NewsTrafficking21 October 2026

NDLEA arrests a 62-year-old Nigerian-American woman with 9.45 kg of cannabis in 18 parcels at Lagos airport after a flight from Houston

Platform Times, carrying a statement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, reported that a 62-year-old woman holding Nigerian and United States passports was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday 21 October after arriving on a United Airlines flight from Houston. The agency said a search of one of her two checked-in suitcases found 18 parcels containing 9.45 kg of high-grade cannabis, known as "loud", hidden in a box under gift wrapping. She told the agency that her daughter and the daughter's future brother-in-law had given her the box in the United States for delivery to her daughter's fiancé.

Read the source report

PlaceMurtala Muhammed International AirportLagos StateNigeria

AgencyNational Drug Law Enforcement Agency

Approximate location6.58, 3.32

More news from Nigeria

• 3 Nov 2026Nigeria Customs Federal Operations Unit Zone A reports 195 seizures in four weeks, including 5,986 parcels of cannabis weighing 3,407.83 kg
• 2 Nov 2026Lagos police uncover an indoor farm for suspected cannabis in a residential building in Apapa and arrest two
• 23 Oct 2026NDLEA takes over a suspect and 112 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 81.49 kg from police at Dakka village in Bali, Taraba State
• 23 Oct 2026NDLEA arrests a man with 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175 kg at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro, Taraba State
• 22 Oct 2026NDLEA arrests a man with 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2 kg in the Gerawa area of Kano State

maintained by landrace.wiki editorspage history

2026-10-21 Trafficking NDLEA arrests a 62-year-old Nigerian-American woman with 9.45 kg of cannabis in 18 parcels at Lagos airport after a flight from Houston Platform Times, carrying a statement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, reported that a 62-year-old woman holding Nigerian and United States passports was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday 21 October after arriving on a United Airlines flight from Houston. The agency said a search of one of her two checked-in suitcases found 18 parcels containing 9.45 kg of high-grade cannabis, known as "loud", hidden in a box under gift wrapping. She told the agency that her daughter and the daughter's future brother-in-law had given her the box in the United States for delivery to her daughter's fiancé. https://platformtimes.com.ng/ndlea-arrests-us-based-grandma-with-9-45kg-cannabis-at-lagos-airport-physically-challenged-woman-in-delta/ Nigeria Lagos State Murtala Muhammed International Airport 6° 34' 48.00" N, 3° 19' 12.00" E event site National Drug Law Enforcement Agency