The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, for attempting to import a large consignment of synthetic cannabis, known as ‘Canadian Loud’.
Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, announced the arrest on Sunday, revealing that the suspect was apprehended during the inward clearance of passengers from a KLM flight arriving from Canada on Thursday, October 3, 2024. Upon inspection, 74 parcels of the illicit drug, weighing 35.2 kilograms, were found in two of the three bags she had brought into Nigeria. Adrienne, who was visiting Nigeria for the first time, confessed that she had been recruited via an online platform to traffic the drugs for $10,000 to cover her master’s degree expenses in Canada.
In another operation, NDLEA operatives in Rivers State intercepted over N9 billion worth of opioids, including Tramadol, in three containers originating from India at the Port Harcourt Ports, Onne.
The shipment, comprising 13.29 million pills and 338,253 bottles of codeine-based syrup, was seized in a joint operation involving the NDLEA, Nigerian Customs, and other stakeholders.
On the same day, NDLEA agents at Lagos’ Tincan Seaport intercepted 100 parcels of Canadian Loud weighing 50kg, concealed in a container alongside imported vehicles.
The consignment was traced to a warehouse in Ikorodu, where a suspect, Abubakar Shuaibu Ibrahim, was arrested.
In a separate operation in Taraba State, NDLEA officers intercepted a commercial bus transporting large quantities of opioids concealed in the vehicle’s body compartments. Two suspects were arrested, while another individual, Chibuzor Okafor, was detained with 80 blocks of cannabis.
Meanwhile, in Lagos, NDLEA officers arrested a woman, Bolanle Ajenifuja, at Afo-Media, Ojo, in possession of 700 litres of a cocktail of illicit drugs known as “skuchies.”
The agency also destroyed a cannabis farm spanning over three hectares on the boundary between Edo and Ondo states.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the agency’s officers for their efforts, stating that their balanced approach to drug supply and demand reduction has yielded significant operational successes.
