NDLEA Arrests South African Woman, US Grandma for Drugs
On 7th October 2026, Qhina Beauty, a 34-year-old South African woman, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to South Africa via Doha. She was found with 36.65 kilograms of cocaine concealed in her luggage.
Qhina revealed she arrived in Nigeria on 30th September to collect the drugs, recruited by another South African woman who promised her R20,000 for successful delivery. Following her arrest, investigations led to the capture of Uchenna Victor Umunnakwe, a 46-year-old car dealer, on 14th October, who admitted to assisting Qhina.
In a separate operation on 21st October, NDLEA operatives arrested Anetor Gloria Ubong, a 62-year-old Nigerian-American realtor, upon her arrival from Houston on a United Airlines flight. She was found with 9.45 kg of high-grade cannabis concealed in gift-wrapped boxes, allegedly sent by her daughter for delivery in Nigeria.
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