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NDLEA Arrests American Basketballer Over 33.95kg of Thai Cannabis at Lagos Airport (PHOTOS)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a professional basketball player, 28-year-old American citizen Greene Da’monte Khiree, over the alleged importation of 33.95 kilogrammes of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The suspect arrived in Lagos aboard an Emirates flight from Thailand via Dubai. He allegedly left his two checked-in bags behind and tried to exit the airport with only his carry-on luggage, but was picked up at the airport car park after operatives placed him under surveillance.
A search of the abandoned bags, which carried his name tags, led to the recovery of 32 parcels of Loud weighing 33.95kg. A tracking device was also found in the luggage.
Khiree, a native of Savannah, Georgia, reportedly told investigators that he had lived in Thailand since October 2025, where he plays professional basketball. He said he travelled to Nigeria on holiday to build networks for his basketball career.
However, a forensic examination of his mobile phone allegedly turned up information linking him to the drug trafficking operation.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 25.05kg of methamphetamine concealed in packs of assorted breakfast cereals imported from South Africa through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
According to the statement, the methamphetamine suspect, identified as Omokan Isaac Babatope, whose real name is Chinedu Onwude, was arrested on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at the arrival hall of Terminal II of the Lagos airport upon his return from South Africa.
A search of his two travelling boxes led to the recovery of 25 parcels of a white crystalline substance weighing 25.05kg, which tested positive for methamphetamine.
The parcels were allegedly concealed inside packs of assorted breakfast cereals and cereal-based food products to evade security screening.
The 56-year-old suspect, who holds Nigerian and South African passports, reportedly told investigators that he had lived in South Africa for over 24 years.
He confessed to adopting the name Omokan Isaac Babatope after using forged documents to gain entry into South Africa and had continued using the identity.
He further disclosed that a South Africa-based man, identified as Obiora Okoye, contracted him to deliver the consignment in Nigeria for R20,000.
NDLEA intercepts 25kg meth concealed in cereal packs from South Africa at Lagos airport pic.twitter.com/xdhD3ArCKm
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The Ghana Police Service has arrested three (3) suspects and seized large quantities of assorted wax print fabrics suspected to be counterfeit GTP fabrics smuggled from Nigeria.
The police disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
The suspects, Salifu Mamuda, 50, and Iddrisa Mohammed, 44, were arrested at the scene at Adabraka in Accra on Monday, 9th November 2026. A third suspect, Eric Boakye was later arrested.
The operation was carried out by the IGP Special Operations Team (SOT) following intelligence that two articulator trucks, with registration numbers SMK-161-YH and T-28975-LA, suspected to have originated from Nigeria, were offloading some contraband goods at a warehouse off the Kojo Thompson Highway, Adabraka.
The consignment is estimated to be worth GH¢20 million and is believed to have been smuggled from Nigeria.The seized goods have been conveyed to the CID Headquarters for further investigations and the suspects have been handed over to the Special Investigation Unit and the trucks impounded.
Officials of GTP were invited by police to examine the seized textiles and it was reported that the prints were fake products bearing imitated GTP labels.
The suspects disclosed to police that they brought the goods from Nigeria through the Akanu border in the Volta Region.
The Customs Division of the GRA was invited and they also confirmed to police that the GRA tax stamps on the fabrics are all fake.
The police added that further investigation is ongoing.
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