{
  "id": 17703736,
  "title": "NDLEA arrests holidaymakers with 3.46kg cocaine at Abuja airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/ndlea-arrests-holidaymakers-with-3-46kg-cocaine-at-abuja-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T23:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-holidaymakers-with-3-46kg-cocaine-at-abuja-airport/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two European-based Nigerians, Aliocus Odife and Sam Blackborn, at Abuja Airport. The pair allegedly ingested 3.46kg of cocaine before attempting to board an Air France flight from Abuja to Paris. Odife, who works in a factory, had arrived in Nigeria for a short holiday on October 21. Both men were intercepted during the departure of the flight and later confessed to ingesting 110 and 90 wraps of cocaine, respectively. Odife excreted all 110 wraps, weighing 1.901kg, while Blackborn excreted his 90 wraps, weighing 1.559kg. The NDLEA has also reported several drug seizures across the country, including the recovery of 976kg of cannabis in Lagos and 247,500 diazepam tablets in Kano.",
  "summary": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two Nigerians based in Europe after they allegedly ingested 200 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.46kg while attempting to travel from Abuja to Paris, France. The suspects, identified as Aliocus Odife and Sam Blackborn, were arrested on Wednesday during the outward clearance of an Air France flight, AF Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "NDLEA arrests Aliocus Odife and Sam Blackborn at Abuja Airport",
    "Two European-based Nigerians caught with 3.46kg cocaine",
    "Odife excreted 1.901kg, Blackborn excreted 1.559kg"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The interception of travelers using ingestion methods highlights the persistent challenges facing airport security as drug traffickers attempt increasingly desperate ways to smuggle narcotics through Nigerian transit hubs.",
  "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."
}