Sunday, July 14, 2024 - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, ketamine injection, among others concealed in soles of shoes, clothes and other items being shipped to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus.
While no less than 250 grams of
cocaine going to Cyprus was hidden in soles of custom-made shoes, over five
kilograms of opioids heading to the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers
of 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.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in Edo
state on Wednesday 10th July 2024 intercepted a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD
at Ewu junction, Esan Central LGA 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, the suspect claimed the drugs were bought in
Onitsha, Anambra state and he was taking them to Mararaba area of the Federal
Capital Territory, Abuja to sell.
In Lagos, operatives on Monday 8th
July raided a warehouse in VGC, Lekki where they recovered 148 cartons of
non-medical nitrous oxide popularly called laughing gas; 108 cartons of fast
gas cylinder; 134 pieces of balloon and 109 cartons of infusion charger, among
others. A female suspect, Suliyat Abdulsalam was arrested in connection with
the seizure.
With the same zeal, Commands and
formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug
Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places
and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA
enlightenment lecture for students of St. Louis Grammar School Senior,
Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo state; students and staff of Infant Jesus Model Secondary
School, Oron, Akwa Ibom state; students and teachers of Ede High School, Ede,
Osun state; students of Government Day Secondary School, Kalga Gari, Daura,
Katsina state; and students of Rehoboth Secondary School, Okpuno Awka, Anambra
state, among others.
While commending the officers and men
of Edo, Borno, Ogun, Katsina, Lagos, and FCT Commands as well as those of DOGI
for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.
Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) noted their drug supply reduction efforts
balanced with WADA sensitization activities while he charged them and their
compatriot
US, UK, Europe-bound cocaine and opioids concealed in shoe soles and clothes seized in Lagos pic.twitter.com/DslYHCjsLG
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) July 14, 2024
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