The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, identified as Will Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria while travelling with her three-year-old son
The agency said the suspect was apprehended on Monday, July 6, 2026, during the clearance of passengers arriving on Qatar Airways Flight QR1433 from Doha.
According to NDLEA, she allegedly concealed 14 large blocks of heroin inside two suitcases and initially denied having any checked-in luggage. However, operatives matched the baggage tags with the claim tags attached to her passport, leading her to admit ownership of the bags.
Explaining the incident, the agency quoted the suspect as saying she had forgotten she checked in the luggage.
“Though she initially denied travelling with check-in bags, after operatives were able to quickly establish that the two bags containing the drugs had tags which tallied with the claim tags attached to her passport, she recanted and admitted ownership of the bags, adding that she forgot she checked in the two bags,” the statement read.
NDLEA said the woman claimed she travelled from Cambodia through Doha to Abuja and alleged that intelligence linked her to a transnational drug trafficking syndicate operating between Cambodia and South Africa alongside her husband and partner, Jan Coenraad De Jager.
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