00:0030-year-old Brazilian lady, Ingrid Rosa Benavides has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nandi Azakiwe International Airport Abuja for bringing into Nigeria a total of 30.09 kilograms of white heroin concealed in factory-sealed coffee packs worth over 3 billion nairas in street value.
00:23The suspect who works as a private security officer in Brazil was arrested at the Abuja Airport on Friday 23.09.2026 upon her arrival on a Qatar Airways flight QR-1431, following processed intelligence.
00:40After her arrest, a search was conducted on her two checked-in bags where 21 factory-sealed packets of Brazilian coffee were found.
00:48When the coffee bags were opened, rather than containing the beverage, what was found inside were white substances that later tested positive for heroin weighing a total of 30.09 kilograms, making it the single largest heroin seizure at the Abuja Airport.
01:05During her preliminary interview, the suspect claimed she brought the white heroin consignment under the guise of coming to Nigeria for holidays.
01:13At the Mitala Mohamed International Airport, MMIA, Akeja, Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday 20.09.20 intercepted two passengers, Adedirun Adedoyan and Afetak Parokoko who were heading to Istanbul, Turkey,
01:31aboard a Turkish Airlines flight aboard a Turkish Airlines flight with a total of 3,990 pills of Tapentadol 250 mg and Tremaking 225 mg concealed in food items packed in their bags.
01:45Meanwhile, operatives of the Marine Command of the agency in the early hours of Thursday 22.09.20 intercepted a wooden boat loaded with 44 jumbo bags of Ghana Loud,
01:57a strain of cannabis weighing 1,848 kilograms at the Jakande Beach in Leki Lagos.
02:05The shipment had barely arrived from Ghana when NDLEA officers acting on credible intelligence stormed the location around 1 a.m.,
02:13recovered the consignment and the boat.
02:16Two suspects, Aminu Ali Baba, 20, and Abdul Rashid Abu Bakar, 28,
02:22were on Friday 23.09.20 arrested by NDLEA operatives in connection with the seizure of two bags containing 140 packets of explosives heading to Kano and Kaduna.
02:35The bags were intercepted in a commercial bus along Kaduna-Zaria Highway, Zaria,
02:40while Aminu Ali Baba was arrested at Kurota Park in Kano and Abdul Rashid Abu Bakar labed at Mando Park in Kaduna in swift follow-up operations.
02:49An intelligence-led raid at Kwangila, Zaria local government area in Kaduna on Thursday 22.09.20 led to the arrest of Fatima Ibrahim, 42,
03:01and Adegimo Ismaila, 44, with 120 kilograms of skunk recovered from them.
03:07As part of efforts to disrupt the supply chain of illicit drugs to terror groups,
03:12NDLEA operatives in Borno State on Wednesday 21.09 intercepted 179,590 pills of tramadol and diazepam concealed in sacks of charcoal and animal feeds
03:26in a public transport car coming from Patiskum, Yobay.
03:29A follow-up operation at Bilabulan, Mediguri led to the arrest of the owner, Rubiyu Imam, 32.
03:37A female suspect misses, as Cynthia Chioma was on Friday 23.09.20 arrested in Mokwa,
03:45Niger State in a follow-up operation by NDLEA operatives following the seizure of her consignment of 78,500 pills of tramadol
03:54same day at Bodsadu, Kwara State in a truck coming from Lagos.
03:59Her husband currently remanded in prison and facing trial was arrested for the same drug trafficking offense last year.
04:07In Akiti, NDLEA operatives on Saturday 24.09 arrested 72-year-old Afalalu Joseph at his 15 Aramoko Road,
04:17Mushin, Alawe Akiti and Abu Bunmi, alias Go Slow, 45, at New Jerusalem area, Eriginian Road, Alawe Akiti for illicit drug dealing.
04:28A total of 62 kilograms of skunk were recovered from the duo.
04:32A village head, Chief James Abamu and another suspect, Aboyegar Abamu have been taken into custody by the Edo State Command of NDLEA
04:42following their arrest and prompt transfer to the agency by soldiers of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade, Benin City,
04:50after a raid operation at Lagos Kampalushi in Essen Southeast local government area,
04:55where 681 kilograms skunk and 181 kilograms cannabis seeds were recovered from them on Wednesday 21 January.
05:04While the trio of Abba Hassan, Anas Mod Owl and Sadik Ishmael were arrested in Sabomgari area of Karno on Tuesday 20 January
05:14with 1,000 ampoules of pentazocene injection,
05:18the duo of Olajomoke Ridwan and Barua Abukan went out at Paris Lounge, Ring Road, Abaddon, Oyo State on Thursday 22 January
05:26with 181.5 liters of Skuchis, a mixture skunk and other illicit substances recovered from them.
05:35In Benu State, a female suspect Janet Eorlingu was arrested at Yesikuan Village,
05:41Gama local government area with 210 kilograms skunk,
05:45while a total of 254.5 kilograms of same psychoactive substance was seized from Anita Job along Abajitoto Road,
05:54FCT on Thursday 22 January.
05:58A total of 39,800 pills of Tramadol 225 milligrams were recovered from two suspects,
06:06Hamisu Misbahu and Chimorobi at Alaba Rago, Mile 2 area of Lagos on Monday 19 January.
06:13No fewer than 30,003 pills of Tramadol, Molly and other opioids as well as 20 liters of codeine syrup
06:21were seized from a suspect Chinyacha and Cyprian Wugwu by NDLEA offices along Sopili Road Wari,
06:28Delta State on Thursday 22 January, while Kiyodea Baymai, 57, was nabbed at Mobile Roundabout,
06:36Akure, Ondo State with 1,500 kilograms of skunk recovered from him on Friday 23 January.
06:44Across all commands and formations of the agency nationwide, NDLEA offices continued their war
06:51against drug abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centers, workplaces and
06:59communities among others in the past week. These include, WADA Enlightenment lecture to students
07:06and staff of Tauraba State Command of NDLEA conducts WADA Enlightenment lecture for students and staff of
07:13Government Science Secondary School, Jalingo, OSIN State Command of NDLEA delivers WADA sensitization
07:20lecture to students and staff of beloved Montessori group of schools, EAD, OSIN State, Awari City Junior
07:28Secondary School, Awari, IMO, Government Day Secondary School, Atukpo, Benu, and Darawa Primary School,
07:36Yuchinma, Katsina, among others. While commending the officers and men of the NAIA, MMIA, Marine,
07:45Orno, Jagawa, Kwara, Kaduna, Akiti, Edo, Kano, Delta, Oyo, FCT, Benu, Lagos and Ondo commands for the arrests,
07:57seizures and the dexterity, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brigadier General
08:04Mohamed Babamawa, retired, enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to maintain
08:09the current standard of professionalism in all their drug supply reduction and drug demand
08:14reduction activities.
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