Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian woman, Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for attempting to smuggle 30.09 kilograms of heroin worth over N3 billion into Nigeria. The suspect, who works as a private security officer in Brazil, was arrested on Friday, January 23, 2026, upon arrival from Doha on a Qatar Airways flight following credible intelligence. A search of her two checked-in bags revealed 21 factory-sealed coffee packs which, upon inspection, were found to contain heroin instead of coffee. NDLEA said the seizure is the largest single heroin interception ever recorded at the Abuja airport. During preliminary interrogatio...