Operatives of Nigeria’s Anti-narcotic Agency the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized parcels of cocaine concealed in different parts of a travel bag brought into Nigeria by a Brazil returnee, Nwadinobi Uchemadu from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A press statement by the agency’s spokesperson Mr Femi BabaFemi said the trafficker was arrested on Monday 5th December at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos during inward clearance of passengers on the Qatar airways flight following the discovery of three parcels of cocaine weighing 2.70 kilograms sealed in parts of his travel bag.
The NDLEA spokesperson said, operatives equally intercepted cans of powdered milk, baby food and beverages used to conceal 3.4 kilograms of cannabis going to Dubai, UAE at the SAHCO export shed of the airport same day.
“A freight agent, Ewelike Chibuike Cyril who presented the consignment for export was subsequently arrested,” he explained.
Also, Anti-narcotics agency intercept parcels of cannabis weighing 6.30kgs concealed in sound systems (speakers) going to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea through the SAHCO export shed of the airport where two suspects Joseph Obiji and Mbanu Ifeanyi Andrew were arrested.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, 15 drug dealers including two ladies were arrested with 1,400kgs of cannabis sativa among other illicit substances recovered from them during a raid of Akala, a notorious drug hub in Mushin area of Lagos area on Friday 9th December.
He said:“Another raid of the popular Idumota business district of Lagos Island on Saturday 10th December led to the seizure of 35,014 pills of tramadol, diazepam, rohypnol and 21.2 litres of codeine syrup while a targeted notorious dealer is still on the run.”
The NDLEA’S spokesperson also explained that operatives made several arrests of drug trafficker and seized large quantities of substance abused in Ondo, Delta and Kebbi, states.
The Chief Executive NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa while reacting on the seizures in the affected commands, urged the officers and their compatriots across other formations to intensify their efforts.
