A 38-year-old businesswoman, Ogechi Peace Iwebema, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage while heading to Beijing, China.

She was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos as she boarded a Qatar Airways flight.

Iwebema, who claims she travels to China to buy items for sale in Nigeria, was arrested on June 21, 2026 at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the Lagos airport based on credible intelligence. 

A search of her check-in luggage led to the discovery of four large parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom professionally created in her bag. 

The parcels of the class A drug found hidden in the bag have a combined weight of 7.5 kilograms.