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NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in imported car, food items

Consignment intercepted by operatives of NDLEA

 

Drugs intercepted by NDLEA operatives

 

Drugs
By Ibironke Ariyo
Abuja, April 30, 2023(NAN) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis at the Tincan port in Lagos.

This is contained in a statement by the Agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.

Babafemi said that the drugs weighing 63 kilogrammes were concealed in a used Toyota Corolla car imported from Canada.

He said that the car was among five vehicles in a container marked TLLU 4840762.

He added that NDLEA operatives have thwarted an attempt by a freight agent, Mordi Chukwuemeka, to export 900 grams of Loud, on Saturday.

He explained that the drugs were hidden on the sides of a travelling bag containing food items, being sent to Kenya.

Babafemi said the drugs were intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc export shed of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

“When Mordi presented the bag, which he claimed contained food items for export, operatives noticed that in the course of searching the consignment, the side walls of the bag were unevenly bloated.

“This happened after which they dismantled the false packings and recovered the illicit substance.”

The NDLEA spokesman also said men of the agency’s Directorate of Operations and Investigation attached to courier firms, on Thursday intercepted 1.53 kilogrammes of skunk.

Babafemi said that the drugs were concealed in old hard drives meant for export to Dubai, United Arab Emirate.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Maharazu Ahmed

General news

NDLEA intercepts cocaine, skunk consignments from Brazil, Canada

 

Some of the drugs seized by the NDLEA operatives

 

Drugs

By Ibironke Ariyo

Abuja, Jan. 22, 2023 (NAN) NDLEA has thwarted efforts to bring 126.95kg of cocaine and skunk into Nigeria by drug cartels.

Director, Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs were concealed in herbal tea packs and in vehicles imported from Brazil and Canada.

He said that the consignments were intercepted at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu and at the Tincan Port in Lagos.

He stated that an Ethiopian Airline passenger, Eze Ikenna (42), returning from Brazil through Addis Ababa, was intercepted at the Enugu airport on Jan. 20.

“A search of his two bags revealed 19 big sachets which he claimed to contain herbal tea, but were later found to be cocaine weighing 16.2kg,’’ Babafemi stated.

He added that NDLEA operatives attached to Tincan Port, Lagos, also intercepted a container marked TCLU 7799237 from Montreal, Canada at Sifax Okota Bonded Terminal.

Babafemi said that the container which was seized on Jan. 18 had 110.75kg of hemp in it.

He said that it was concealed in two of the four vehicles in the container: a 2011 Toyota Sienna and a 2011 Honda Pilot SUV.

Babafemi quoted NDLEA Chairman, retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa as commending officers involved in the operations and charging them to remain focused on winning the war against substance abuse and drug trafficking. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Edited by Chidinma Agu/Alli Hakeem