{
  "id": 19143474,
  "title": "NDLEA arrest Ugandan woman with cocaine after Lagos church service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/ndlea-arrest-ugandan-woman-with-cocaine-after-lagos-church-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T10:44:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/ndlea-arrest-ugandan-woman-with-cocaine-after-lagos-church-service/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has apprehended a 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Farida Nansubuga, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.15kg of cocaine out of the country following a church service in Lagos. The arrest occurred on Tuesday, November 3, during a combined passenger screening operation conducted by NDLEA agents and aviation security personnel at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Nansubuga was in the process of boarding a flight to Uganda when she was intercepted. Subsequent to a search of her belongings, authorities recovered 87 wraps of cocaine concealed around her pelvic area and nestled beneath two layers of underwear. According to NDLEA officials, Nansubuga entered Nigeria on October 29 alongside members of her church for a prayer and spiritual renewal event at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos. Following the event, the majority of the group returned to Uganda, but Nansubuga stayed behind to collect a drug shipment on behalf of a friend named Joy, who resides in Uganda. During interrogation, Nansubuga reportedly informed investigators that Joy had introduced her to a contact in Nigeria. She claimed that a hotel employee gave her the cocaine upon her arrival and provided instructions on how to conceal it within her clothing. The NDLEA is currently in the process of investigating this incident. This arrest adds to a growing number of cocaine trafficking cases that have been uncovered at Nigerian airports, where suspects have been apprehended using various methods to conceal illicit drugs.",
  "summary": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Farida Nansubuga, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.15kg of cocaine out of Nigeria after attending a church service in Lagos. Nansubuga was arrested on Tuesday, November 3, during a joint passenger screening operation involving NDLEA operatives and aviation security personnel at Terminal 2 […] The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}