The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. She was found with 72 parcels of heroin cleverly packaged as chocolates, weighing a total of 11kg.
The seizure occurred during the inward clearance of a Qatar Airways flight from Bangkok, Thailand, via Vietnam and Doha, on March 14, 2025.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), highlighted the growing trend of drug cartels using foreign nationals to traffic illicit substances into Nigeria. He praised the agency’s vigilant officers for consistently thwarting these attempts with the aid of modern technology and proactive intelligence.
In other operations, NDLEA operatives in Kano and Lagos apprehended several suspects with large quantities of tramadol, skunk, and codeine-based syrup. These arrests shows the agency’s dual focus on drug supply and demand reduction, emphasizing the need for sustained efforts against drug abuse and trafficking nationwide.
