The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for allegedly attempting to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of synthetic cannabis into Nigeria.
The agency also said it intercepted opioids valued at about N2.19 billion and recorded multiple arrests and seizures across airports, border communities and courier channels in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Kano, Edo and Ekiti states.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on X on Sunday.
Chinese suspect arrested with 31kg of synthetic cannabis
NDLEA operatives attached to the Terminal 2 arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International airport arrested Ms Kiong on 17 May after she arrived in Nigeria from Thailand through Dubai on an Emirates Airline flight.
