A businesswoman, Okolonkwo Ebere Theresa, was arrested on Sunday, September 14, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after she was caught attempting to smuggle dr¥gs concealed in her underwear.
According to a statement issued on Sunday, September 21, 2025, by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the suspect was apprehended by Aviation Security officers of FAAN in collaboration with NDLEA operatives stationed at the screening point of Terminal 2.
During a thorough search, officials discovered two parcels of white crystalline substance hidden in her b¥tt pad underwear, which later tested positive for methamphetamine, weighing 1.40 kilograms in total.
In her initial statement tomorrow investigators, Ebere claimed she is a dealer in second-hand clothing and also runs a Point of Sale (POS) business in Enugu, but admitted she was recruited into drug trafficking by