# Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport

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- BBC News, 2026-09-15 18:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crq8j4k99w39o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency says alleged Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Carrera Loaiza was arrested at Lagos international airport last month while trying to leave the country. Loaiza denies involvement in methamphetamine production. Investigators say evidence linked him to a suspected industrial-scale laboratory in Ebonyi, one of three alleged Mexican-linked labs found in Nigeria within four months.