{
  "id": 8823852,
  "title": "NDLEA nabs fake police officer transporting drugs across states",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ndlea-nabs-fake-police-officer-transporting-drugs-across-states",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T01:59:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/ndlea-nabs-fake-police-officer-transporting-drugs-across-states/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 49-year-old man who allegedly impersonated a senior police officer to evade security checks while transporting illicit drugs across states. The suspect, Innocent Ekpe, was arrested on Wednesday, September 16, along the Benin-Onitsha Expressway in Asaba, Delta State, with 292.48 kilogrammes of skunk concealed […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NDLEA intercepts N3.4bn drugs, arrests fake cop, mechanic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ndlea-intercepts-n3-4bn-drugs-arrests-fake-cop-mechanic",
        "published": "2026-09-20T10:58:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}