A 30-year-old Brazilian lady, Ingrid Rosa Benevides, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for bringing into Nigeria a total of 30.09 kilograms of white heroin concealed in factory-sealed coffee packs worth over N3 billion in street value.
The suspect, who works as a private security officer in Brazil, was arrested on January 23, 2026 on her arrival in Nigeria.
Benevides arrived in Abuja on Qatar Airways flight QR1431.
Her arrest followed processed intelligence.
After her arrest, a search was conducted on her two checked-in bags, where 21 factory-sealed packets of Brazilian coffee were found.
When the coffee bags were opened, rather than containing the beverage, what was found inside were white substances that later tested positive for heroin weighing a total of 30.09 kilograms, making it the single largest heroin seizure at the Abuja airport.
During her preliminary interview, the suspect claimed she brought the white heroin consignment under the guise of coming to Nigeria for holidays.
