{
  "id": 12040545,
  "title": "NDLEA Busts Italy-bound Cocaine Courier, Seizes N5bn Drugs at Ports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ndlea-busts-italy-bound-cocaine-courier-seizes-n5bn-drugs-at-ports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T00:45:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/05/ndlea-busts-italy-bound-cocaine-courier-seizes-n5bn-drugs-at-ports/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled multiple major drug trafficking operations across Nigeria, seizing drugs valued at over N5 billion at the nation's seaports and intercepting an Italy-bound businessman with 4.8 kilograms of cocaine concealed in shoe soles. The operations targeted international entry points in Lagos and Rivers, as well as drug-producing forests and distribution networks in several states. The largest seizure was in Lagos, where 1.2975 kilograms of Canadian cocaine were found concealed inside a Toyota Sienna and a Hyundai Elantra.",
  "summary": "– 4.8kg cocaine hidden in shoe soles, bag rails, 1.4 tonnes of Loud intercepted in Lagos, – 16,440kg codeine seized at Onne, 20,234kg cannabis destroyed in Osun Michael Olugbode in Abuja The",
  "key_points": [
    "NDLEA dismantles major drug trafficking operations in Nigeria",
    "Seizes N5 billion worth of drugs at seaports",
    "Intercepts Italy-bound businessman with 4.8kg cocaine in shoe soles"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The NDLEA's seizures and intercepts signal a major disruption to international drug trafficking operations using Nigerian ports and routes, dealing a blow to traffickers and bolstering the country's anti-drug efforts.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}