In a significant operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 41-year-old Canadian Adrienne Munju at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for attempting to import a large quantity of synthetic cannabis, commonly referred to as “Canadian Loud.”
The arrest took place on October 3 during passenger clearance from a KLM flight arriving from Canada. Authorities discovered 74 parcels of the illegal substance, weighing 35.20 kilograms, hidden in two of her three bags.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi reported that Munju confessed to being recruited online for drug trafficking and was promised 10,000 Canadian dollars for successfully delivering the drugs in Lagos.
In a separate incident, NDLEA agents seized 13,298,000 opioid pills and 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup at Port Harcourt Ports, with an estimated street value exceeding ₦9 billion.