{
  "id": 20167766,
  "title": "NDLEA intercepts large meth consignments hidden in cereal packs from South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/ndlea-intercepts-large-meth-consignments-hidden-in-cereal-packs-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T10:05:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/15/ndlea-intercepts-large-meth-consignments-hidden-in-cereals-packs-from-south-africa-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 11, 2026, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, seized 25.05kg of methamphetamine hidden within breakfast cereal packs imported from South Africa via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The agency also apprehended a 56-year-old Nigerian man, believed to be a drug trafficker, who had allegedly resided in South Africa for over two decades using a stolen identity. The arrest was announced by the NDLEA's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday.",
  "summary": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 25.05kg of methamphetamine concealed in packs of assorted breakfast cereals imported from South Africa through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The agency also arrested a 56-year-old Nigerian suspected of trafficking the drugs, who allegedly lived in South Africa for over two decades using a stolen […] NDLEA…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NDLEA intercepts 25kg meth hidden in breakfast cereal from South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/ndlea-intercepts-25kg-meth-hidden-in-breakfast-cereal-from-south",
        "published": "2026-11-15T10:52:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}