May 24, 2026
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63 year old Chinese grandma, Ting Hung Kiong following her attempt to smuggle large consignment of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis into Nigeria.
The agency said the female Chinese national who naturalised in Malaysia was arrested on Sunday 17th May 2026 upon her arrival in Nigeria from Thailand via Dubai, UAE, aboard an Emirates Airline flight.
“She was intercepted by NDLEA operatives attached to the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect travelled from Malaysia to Thailand and subsequently to Nigeria via the UAE with two large travel boxes containing the synthetic cannabis consignment weighing 31.0 kilograms.
