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NDLEA intercepts China-bound businesswoman with large consignment of cocaine
A 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage while heading to Beijing, China, aboard a Qatar Airways flight through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
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Iwebema, who claims she travels to China to buy items for sale in Nigeria, was arrested on Sunday, 21st June 2026, at the departure hall of Terminal 2 at Lagos airport, based on credible intelligence. A search of her check-in luggage led to the discovery of four large parcels of cocaine concealed in false bottom professionally created in her bag.
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The parcels of the class A drug found hidden in the bag have a combined weight of 7.5 kilograms.
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