The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for importing a large quantity of synthetic cannabis.
The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that Munju was arrested on Thursday, October 3, 2024, during the inward clearance of passengers on a KLM airline flight from Canada.
During a search of her luggage, NDLEA operatives found 74 parcels of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms.
The statement read: “The suspect was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on KLM airline flight from Canada at the terminal 1 of the Lagos airport on Thursday 3rd October 2024.
“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.”
