A 22-year-old British national and ex-convict, Campbell Kaizra Kofi Johannes Slifer, has been arrested at the Mururtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for attempting to smuggle drugs into Nigeria.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted Campbell on Friday shortly after his arrival from Thailand via Doha, aboard a Qatar Airways flight. During routine screening, officers discovered two suitcases containing 35 parcels of Loud, a highly potent strain of cannabis, weighing a total of 37.6 kilogrammes.
According to Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, the suspect confessed that he had been recruited in London and sent to Thailand to pick up the illegal substance, which he was instructed to deliver in Nigeria.
This arrest is part of a broader crackdown by the NDLEA on drug trafficking across Nigeria. In a series of successful operations in the past week, NDLEA officers seized large amounts of cannabis and other illegal substances across several states:
In Niger State, four suspects were arrested after NDLEA intercepted a fuel truck and three vehicles carrying 3,047kg of skunk along the Suleja-Kaduna Road.
In Lagos, two men were caught with over 109,000 pills of tramadol, swinol, and nitrazepam at Oja Amukoko, Ijora.
In Kaduna, officers found 52.5kg of skunk in a bus in Sanga LGA and arrested two suspects.
Kwara State authorities arrested one man with 45,400 pills of tramadol during a highway patrol.
In Bauchi, two suspects were caught with 505kg of skunk along the Bauchi-Gombe road.
And in Kano, NDLEA raided a drug den, recovering 775 litres of codeine syrup and arresting two men.
Additionally, NDLEA officers in Lagos intercepted 1.1kg of Loud concealed in a pillow at a courier company. The package had also originated from Thailand.
The agency says it will continue intensifying efforts to disrupt international and local drug supply chains and has urged the public to support the fight against drug abuse and trafficking.
Campbell’s arrest underscores how Nigeria remains a critical target for international drug smuggling networks. The NDLEA says investigations are ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available.
