Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, a 24 year old Thai national has been apprehended by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) while making attempts to smuggle 43 parcels of illegal substances believed to be Canadian Loud weighing 46.60Kg into Nigeria.
Mr Femi Babafemi, the agency’s director of Media and Advocacy made this known in a statement released on Sunday.
The statement read: “An attempt by a 24-year-old Thai woman, Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria through Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, has been thwarted by NDLEA operatives, who arrested her after discovering the illicit consignment in her luggage.
“The suspect, who confessed to being a hired drug trafficker, was arrested on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during the inward clearance of passengers on a Qatar Airways flight from Thailand via Doha, Qatar, at the arrival hall of Terminal 2 at Lagos airport. She said the drug cartel that recruited her promised to pay her $3,000 upon successful delivery of the illicit consignment in Nigeria.”
The statement noted that the NDLEA chairman/CEO, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the efforts of the officers involved in the operation, stating that their operational successes are highly appreciated.