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Nigerian authorities arrest a South African woman and a U.S.-based grandmother for drug trafficking

Updated 2026-10-26 · told from many outlets at once

Nigerian authorities arrested a South African woman with 36.65kg of cocaine and a Nigerian-American woman with 9.45kg of cannabis at Nigerian airports. The arrests occurred in Lagos and involved multiple state-level drug operations.

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Outlets: BusinessDay (Nigeria), Daily Trust, Peoples Gazette, Premium Times (Top), Punch

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