Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has again intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate and ketamine injection in Lagos.
Mr Femi Babafemi , the NDLEA spokesperson made the statement on Sunday in Abuja , He said the drugs were concealed in soles of shoes, clothes and other items being shipped to the Cyprus,, United Kingdom and the United State of America
Mr Babafemi said that about 250 grams of cocaine going to Cyprus was hidden in soles of custom-made shoes.
He said that over 5 kilogrammes (kgs) of opioids heading to the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations, DOGI.
Mr Femi said the items were concealed in clothes and other household items meant to be shipped through some courier firms in Lagos,”
In the same vein, a consignment of 440 grams of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis coming from Canada to Lagos was equally intercepted by operatives in one of the logistics companies.
The operatives Staff of the NDLEA in Edo on Wednesday intercepted a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu junction, Esan Central LGA following credible intelligence.
Mr Femi Babafemi on behalf of NDLEA said that the luggage of one of the occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, was searched and found to contain custard containers, where 3,000 pills of tramadol 225mg were buried in the custard powder.
”He said that the suspect claimed the drugs were bought in Onitsha, Anambra and he was taking them to Mararaba area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to sell.
In another operation, operatives on Thursday raided in the Ohen forest, Abudu in Oriowhan local Government area of Edo state , the Agency destroyed 5,429.751kg of cannabis on 2.918 hectares of farmlands.
Babafemi said that four suspects: Godday Ariye, 37; Friday Okafor, 59; Obinna Nwosu, 48; and Yusuf Adamu, 27, were arrested.
Similarly, 300 kilograms of the same substance were recovered from Uzzeba Obi camp in Owan West LGA when NDLEA officers raided the location on Saturday .
In Afami Ibese Ogun, state, operatives on Tuesday recovered a total of 2,865 kilograms of cannabis while the suspected owner, Umar Ibese is currently at large.
The NDLEA operatives in Konduga, Konduga Local Govt Area of Borno State on July 9th recovered not less than 2,455 kilograms of materials for the production of Akuskura, at New Psychoactive Substance (NPS), were recovered from a warehouse town,
In Kastina State, the Agency operatives on Wednesday, arrested a 54-year-old Sabo Sule with 47kg cannabis in Katsina town.
“In Victoria Garden City popularly known as VG, in Lekki Area of Lagos, A female suspect named Sulliyat Abdulsalam was arrested by the operatives unit on Monday following a raided warehouse where 148 cartons of non-medical nitrous oxide popularly called laughing gas was recovered
Other suspected drugs recovered are 108 cartons of fast gas cylinder; 134 pieces of balloon and 109 cartons of infusion charger, among others.
