The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids, including tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulfate, and ketamine injection, concealed in the soles of shoes, clothes, and other items being shipped to the United States, United Kingdom, and Cyprus.
Director of Media & Advocacy for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement released in Abuja on Sunday.
According to the statement, no less than 250 grams of cocaine headed for Cyprus were hidden in the soles of custom-made shoes, while over five kilograms of opioids destined for the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) 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 logistic companies,” Babafemi added.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in Edo state intercepted a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu junction, Esan Central LGA, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, following credible intelligence. 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. In his statement, Abdullahi claimed the drugs were bought in Onitsha, Anambra state, and he was taking them to the Mararaba area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to sell.
On Thursday, July 11, NDLEA operatives raided the Ohen forest, Abudu area of Edo, and destroyed 5,429.751kg of cannabis on 2.918 hectares of farmland, arresting four suspects: Godday Ariye, 37; Friday Okafor, 59; Obinna Nwosu, 48; and Yusuf Adamu, 27. Similarly, 300 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from Uzzeba Obi camp in Owan West LGA when NDLEA officers raided the location on Saturday, July 13, the anti-narcotics agency reported.
