Abuja, Sept. 9, 2024 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized large consignments of cocaine and other drugs at three courier firms in Lagos.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Spokesperson, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the consignments were on their way to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus, respectively.
He said the drugs were concealed in sanitary pads of ladies and hair treatment cream containers.
According to him, not less than 30 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.1 kilograms were concealed in hair cream containers found in one of the logistics companies.
“They were recovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, (DOGI) during examination of cargoes going to Ireland on Tuesday Sept. 3
“Another consignment of 24 parcels of cocaine weighing 862 grams also hidden in hair cream containers meant for delivery in UK was equally intercepted at the same company on Friday Sept. 5.
Babafemi also said a total of 525 pills of tramadol 225mg and ecstasy (MDMA) concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads going to Cyprus were seized on Tuesday Sept. 3. at another courier firm in Lagos.
Another shipment of 200 ampoules of promethazine injection and pentazocine injection hidden in food items and herbs heading to London, UK, was also seized by operatives on Wednesday Sept. 4
“Operatives equally intercepted another consignment of tramadol 225mg buried in granulated melon that came from Cameroon and going to South Africa on Friday 6th September,” he said.
The NDLEA slso intercepted said no fewer than 550,000 pills of tramadol at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) on Monday, Sept. 2.
The tramadol pills were seized during a joint examination of a cargo that came from Delhi, India, with men of the Nigerian Customs Service. A suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure. (GBN)
