A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 41-year-old Canadian national, Adrienne Munju, to 11 years in prison for importing 74 parcels of “Canadian Loud,” a potent synthetic cannabis strain, into Nigeria.
The drug, weighing 35.20 kilograms, was intercepted by authorities earlier this month.
Munju was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on October 3, 2024, at Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, during the routine clearance of passengers arriving on a KLM flight.
Facing a two-count charge of drug trafficking, Munju pleaded guilty, leading to her conviction.
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu sentenced her to six years imprisonment on count one and five years on count two, with an option of a N50 million fine for each count, totaling N100 million.
In her statement, Munju admitted she was recruited through an online platform to traffic the drugs for a payment of 10,000 Canadian dollars, which she needed to fund her master’s degree program in Canada.
