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NDLEA intercepts UK, Oman, Dubai-bound hard drugs in Lagos

The NDLEA said it intercepted everal consignments of hard drugs in Lagos.

• July 31, 2023
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives used to illustrate the story

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it thwarted attempt by a drug suspect, Igboma Ifeanyi, to export quantities of loud, a variant of cannabis, tramadol and rohypnol.

NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

He said the illicit drugs weighing 7.8kg were concealed in 66 bottles of skin lightening lotion.

Mr Babafemi said the suspect was arrested by the operatives while preparing to board an Ethiopian airline flight to Muscat, Oman at the Lagos airport.

Also, another suspect, Ekpenisi Wisdom was arrested while trying to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Oman with 6.00kg skunk hidden in a bag of foodstuff.

“A follow-up operation led to the arrest of a staff of Toprano Hotel, Ikeja, Ibigbami Temitope Oluwatobi, who was fingered in the drug trafficking scheme.

“A consignment of 5.70kg codeine syrup going to the United Kingdom was also on Thursday July 27 seized from a 51-year-old widow, Adewunmi Atinuke by NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the MMIA Ikeja, ” he said.

In the same vein, NDLEA operatives attached to the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (NACHO) export shed of the MMIA intercepted a cargo going to Nairobi, Kenya.

Mr Babafemi said a search of the consignment revealed that several quantities of MDMA (ecstasy) popularly known as ‘molly’ and rohypnol were concealed in a bag consisting of foodstuff.

He said the NDLEA operatives arrested an agent, Onydem Chinwe, who presented it for export.

Another consignment of 8.5kg skunk was concealed in a vehicle engine block going to Dubai, UAE was intercepted by the NDLEA operatives.

Mr Babafemi said the consignment was intercepted on July 18 by the officers of the directorate of operations and general investigation (DOGI) attached to courier companies in Lagos.

(NAN)

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