Operatives of the National Drug law enforcement agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 24-year-old Thai woman, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat was arrested while attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria,
NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the arrest in a statement to Naija News on Sunday.
Wimonnat, who admitted to being a hired drug courier, was caught on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during passenger clearance for a Qatar Airways flight from Thailand via Doha.
She revealed that the drug cartel responsible for her recruitment had promised her a payment of $3,000 upon successful delivery in Nigeria.
In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives foiled an attempt to export 68 parcels of Ghanaian Loud, weighing 42.2 kilograms, to London. The drug consignment was concealed within crated cartons and was intercepted at the export shed of the Lagos airport on Friday, February 21.
Three individuals, including a freight agent and two dispatch riders, were initially arrested. Further investigations led to the arrest of the shipment’s mastermind, Samuel Bitris, at his residence in Exodus Estate, Ajah, Lagos.
