Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist drug courier and recovered a large consignment of illicit drugs, alcoholic beverages and other prohibited substances along the Maiduguri–Monguno road in Borno State.

Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Goni, revealed that the suspect, identified as Rachael Samuel, a Chadian national from Kelo in Chari-Baguirmi Province, was intercepted on Thursday while travelling towards Kwatan Doron Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area.

Goni said items recovered from the suspect include seven compressed bundles of suspected cannabis sativa weighing about 30 kilograms, two 10-litre containers of hydromercuric chloride, commonly known as "Suck and Die," one carton containing 48 bottles of dry gin and 61 bottles of herbal alcoholic beverages.

Other recovered items include a mobile phone, two ATM cards, personal belongings and cash. He adds that the estimated street value of the seized items runs into millions of naira.

Lieutenant Colonel Goni said the suspect remains in military custody, while the recovered exhibits will be handed over to the appropriate law enforcement agency for further investigation and prosecution.