{
  "id": 15409054,
  "title": "NDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound cannabis in palm oil keg, ₦6.98bn tramadol",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ndlea-intercepts-saudi-bound-cannabis-in-palm-oil-keg-6-98bn-tramadol-15409054",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T12:48:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndlea-intercepts-saudi-bound-cannabis-in-palm-oil-keg-%e2%82%a66-98bn-tramadol/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 16, 2026, officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended a woman named Fatimah Ahmad at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State. The woman's bag contained a gallon of palm oil, which had hidden parcels of cannabis weighing 511.75 grammes. Ahmad claimed the oil had been given to her by her cousin Abubakar Yahaya, who was subsequently arrested at the airport parking lot. On the same day, the NDLEA discovered 8,725 kilograms of powdered tramadol, valued at over N6.98 billion, concealed within a shipment at the Apapa Port in Lagos State.",
  "summary": "NDLEA operatives have intercepted a female passenger with cannabis in palm oil at Kano airport and seized tramadol worth ₦6.98bn at Apapa Port, Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-intercepts-saudi-bound-cannabis-in-palm-oil-keg-%e2%82%a66-98bn-tramadol/",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "NDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound drug consignment hidden in palm oil keg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ndlea-intercepts-saudi-bound-drug-consignment-hidden-in-palm-oil-keg",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:09:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound cannabis in palm oil keg, ₦6.98bn tramadol",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ndlea-intercepts-saudi-bound-cannabis-in-palm-oil-keg-6-98bn-tramadol",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:16:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}