The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have detained a 35-year-old lady, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue, after she was caught with 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 10.70 kilograms concealed in African salad popularly called Abacha and dried vegetables.

According to a statement released by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the suspect was attempting to export the illicit drug to Doha, Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos State.

“NDLEA officers at the Lagos airport working in partnership with men of the Department of State Security had on Thursday 28th March intercepted Chidinma, an outbound passenger from Lagos to Doha, on Qatar Airways during clearance of passengers at the screening point of terminal 11 of the MMIA.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that Chidinma was based in Qatar but returned to Nigeria last December for Christmas celebration.

“She said preparatory to her return to Doha, she was lodged at Club Dice Hotel in Ikotun area of Lagos where the consignment was handed over to her for trafficking to the Arab country,” the statement read.