Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese national identified as Ting Hung Kiong for allegedly attempting to smuggle 31 kilograms of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
According to the NDLEA, the suspect, who reportedly naturalised in Malaysia, was arrested on May 17, 2026, after arriving in Lagos from Thailand via Dubai aboard an Emirates Airline flight.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that operatives attached to the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall intercepted the suspect during passenger screening after discovering two large travel boxes containing the illicit substance weighing 31 kilograms.
During interrogation, the suspect reportedly claimed she works as a caregiver in Malaysia and said her daughter sponsored her trip from Malaysia to Thailand before she was allegedly handed the drug consignment at an airport in Thailand for delivery in Nigeria.
The agency described the seizure as part of its intensified crackdown on international drug trafficking networks and synthetic drug circulation in Nigeria.
Daily Times
