NDLEA arrests Ugandan woman with 87 cocaine wraps at Lagos airport
The NDLEA said the cocaine was strapped around her pelvic region and concealed beneath two layers of underwear. The post NDLEA arrests Ugandan woman with 87 cocaine wraps at Lagos airport appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 34-year-old Ugandan woman Farida Nansubuga at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. According to Daily Post Nigeria and Punch, Nansubuga was attempting to board a flight to Uganda at Terminal 2 when she was intercepted during a joint screening exercise involving NDLEA operatives and aviation security personnel.
A search of the suspect revealed 87 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.15 kilograms, strapped around her pelvic region beneath two layers of underwear, according to Daily Post Nigeria, Punch, and Premium Times.
During preliminary interrogation, Nansubuga stated she arrived in Nigeria on October 29 with members of her church for a prayer session at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun. Daily Post Nigeria and Punch report that while the rest of her delegation returned to Uganda, she remained behind to collect the drug consignment on behalf of a friend named Joy.
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