Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Nigeria, NDLEA, have intercepted a large consignment of Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in 324 bags with a gross weight of 111.2 kilograms in Onikan area of Lagos state, southwest Nigeria.
The imported consignment was being conveyed for distribution in an unregistered Grand Caravan vehicle by a 42-year-old suspect, Taofeek Yusuf who was arrested following credible intelligence on the heels of the arrest of another drug trafficking suspect, Godwin ThankGod by NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.
The Milan, Italy-bound Godwin was intercepted while attempting to board a Royal Air Maroc flight with quantities of codeine-based syrup and Rohypnol concealed in his luggage.
Similarly, NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO import shed of the import on Friday 12th January recovered 30,000 packs of tramadol 225mg consisting of 300,000 pills. The consignment, which came from Karachi, Pakistan on KLM Royal Dutch Airline, with airway bill number 074-62674964, was taken into custody following a joint examination with other security agencies at the airport.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation, DOGI, on Tuesday 9th January 2024, at two courier firms in Lagos, intercepted various quantities of tramadol and cannabis sativa concealed in soles of sports canvas shoes going to Oman as well as another consignment of tramadol and Rohypnol hidden in spices heading to the United Kingdom.
Also, Operatives in Oyo state on Thursday 11th January raided a clandestine skuchies factory operated by Oyadeji Dimeji, 28, in Moniya area of Ibadan where 76.6kg of cannabis sativa, 134 grams of tramadol, 93 grams of rophynol and 50 litres of already produced skuchies, a liquid mixture containing various types of psychoactive substances, were recovered.
The War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, and advocacy campaign of the Agency continued in equal measure in schools, markets, worship places and others across the country in the past week. Some of them include the WADA sensitisation lecture for students and staff of Unity High School Senior, Abeokuta, Ogun state; King George College, Imeke, Badagry Lagos as well as students and staff of Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal Studies, Daura, Katsina state.
While commending the officers and men of the MMIA, Ondo, Edo, Oyo, Lagos, Kogi, Katsina and Gombe Commands as well as those of DOGI for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) urged them and their compatriots across all formations of the Agency to maintain the offensive action tempo and strive to surpass previous records while maintaining a balance with their drug demand reduction efforts.
Dominica Nwabufo
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