{
  "id": 10310671,
  "title": "Wedding debt: Newlywed nabbed with cocaine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/wedding-debt-newlywed-nabbed-with-cocaine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T23:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/wedding-debt-newlywed-nabbed-with-cocaine/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 25, 2026, a 25-year-old man named Lovely Chukwulobelu was arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. He was apprehended while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Portugal via Addis Ababa. The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) revealed that Chukwulobelu was attempting to traffic 72 wraps of cocaine and was discovered with the illegal substance concealed in his stomach. He was wearing his wedding ring at the time of his arrest. Chukwulobelu, who resides in Portugal, had relocated there from Nigeria in May 2023 to get married on September 13 of the same year. He stated that he turned to drug trafficking to offset the expenses related to his wedding.",
  "summary": "The NDLEA has arrested a 25-year-old newlywed at Enugu airport for attempting to traffic 72 wraps of cocaine to Portugal to offset his wedding expenses. Read More: https://punchng.com/wedding-debt-newlywed-nabbed-with-cocaine/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Newlywed arrested with cocaine at Enugu airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/newlywed-arrested-with-cocaine-at-enugu-airport",
        "published": "2026-09-27T11:56:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}