The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Canadian woman for importing illegal drugs into Nigeria.
Identified as Adrienne Munju, she was apprehended by NDLEA operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos, for smuggling a large quantity of ‘Canadian Loud,’ a potent strain of synthetic cannabis.
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the arrest took place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, during the inward clearance of passengers on a KLM flight from Canada at Terminal 1 of the Lagos airport.
During a joint examination of her three bags, Adrienne, who was coming to Nigeria for the first time, was found with 74 parcels of the illicit substance weighing 35.20 kilograms stuffed in two of her three bags.
In her statement, she claimed she was recruited to traffic the consignment through an online platform for 10,000 Canadian dollars upon successful delivery in Lagos. She said she took the offer because she needed the money to pay for her ongoing master’s degree programme in Canada.
