Sunday, May 17, 2026 -Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in walls of cartons used to package cloths and other items going to the United Kingdom and Australia.
Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed
this to newsmen, said the two seizures were recorded at a courier company in
Lagos on Friday 15th May 2026 during examination of shipments going to the UK
and Australia.
According to Babafemi, a total of 170grams of cocaine sealed
in cellophane parcels and buried in the walls of a carton of cloths heading to
Australia were recovered. A wide range of opioids including: 200 ampoules of
pentazocine injection; 1,100 capsules of tramadol and 100 ampoules of
promethazine injection were recovered from another carton which has United
Kingdom as its final destination.
Meanwhile, a large cache of military-grade ammunition was
intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along Abuja-Kaduna highway, Kaduna on
Tuesday 12th May. Babafemi said suspect, 35-year-old Abdullahi Hassan was
caught conveying the 1,989 rounds of RLA 7.62mm concealed in fresh white
cassava granules locally known as garri. He mentioned that both the
suspect and exhibit have since been transferred to another security agency for
further investigation.
Ina related development, a 25-litre jerry can of palm oil
used to conceal 1.2kg pills of tramaking 225mg was recovered from Kofar
Ruwa motor park in Kano on Monday 11th May following credible intelligence.
Watch the video below:
NDLEA seized UK, Australia-bound opioids concealed within the walls of a carton of clothes in Lagos pic.twitter.com/92uKC9alcb
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) May 17, 2026
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