She revealed that the drug cartel that recruited her had promised a payment of $3,000 for successfully delivering the illicit cargo in Nigeria.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled an attempt by a 24-year-old Thai woman, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilogrammes into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos.

The suspect, who admitted to being a hired drug courier, was arrested on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during the inward clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Thailand via Doha at the arrival hall of Terminal 2 at Lagos airport, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, said in a statement on Sunday.

She revealed that the drug cartel that recruited her had promised a payment of $3,000 for successfully delivering the illicit cargo in Nigeria.

In a separate incident, NDLEA officers thwarted an attempt by a drug trafficking syndicate to smuggle 68 parcels of Ghanaian Loud, weighing 42.2kg, concealed within the walls of crated cartons to London, UK, through the export shed of the Lagos airport on Friday, February 21.

Three suspects, including a freight agent and two dispatch riders, were initially apprehended in connection with the seizure. Further investigations led to the arrest of the mastermind, Samuel Bitris, at his residence in Exodus Estate, Ajah, Lagos.

Meanwhile, at the Port Harcourt Port Complex in Onne, Rivers State, NDLEA officers intercepted 49 cartons containing 49,000 pills of Tamol, a brand of Tramadol 225mg, concealed in a 40ft container.

The discovery was made on Thursday, February 20, during a joint inspection with the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies.

In Nasarawa state, NDLEA operatives arrested two suspects on Saturday, February 22nd: Bello Adamu, 40, and Pius Azuka, 42, at Kokona/Keffi with 517 kg of skunk.

Additionally, two other suspects, Usman Ruwa, 43, and Yunusa Haruna, 45, were apprehended in a Toyota Corolla car carrying 62.7 kg of skunk along Sabon Asibiti road in Kontagora, Niger state, on Thursday, February 20.

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