Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit medicine hid in frozen snails, electrical bulbs and feminine clothes, destined for america, the UK and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The seizures have been made on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport and a courier firm in Lagos.
Two suspects linked to those makes an attempt have already been taken into custody. Boladale Riliwan, a cargo agent, was arrested on 7 October after officers found 15 parcels of skunk, a pressure of hashish, hidden inside 10 large rechargeable electrical bulbs offered for export to the DRC.
On 12 October, Olawale Oyebola Hakeemot, a 48-year-old UK-based Public Well being Assistant, was apprehended at Terminal 2 of the Lagos airport after 2,300 tramadol 225mg tablets have been discovered hid in frozen snails in her baggage sure for Manchester.
NDLEA officers additionally foiled an try to export 810 bromazepam capsules hidden in girls’s clothes to america on 16 October.
In Adamawa State, Bello Buba was intercepted at an NDLEA checkpoint in Yola South with 38,270 tramadol tablets hid within the spare tyre, boot and door compartments of his automobile. Investigations revealed the consignment had been transported from Benin Republic.
The Company additional destroyed 53,250 kilograms of skunk throughout 21.3 hectares of hashish farm in Ilawe Ekiti and recovered 1,140 kilograms throughout an operation in Ekiti and Ondo States. Arrests related to these seizures included younger males aged between 20 and 27.
Further recoveries have been made in Oyo, Ogun, Imo and Enugu States, the place suspects have been discovered with a whole lot of kilograms of skunk or hundreds of opioid tablets.
In Lagos, 117 kilograms of skunk have been seized from a Mushin-based suspect, whereas 80,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup from India have been intercepted at Apapa port throughout a joint examination with Customs.
Chairman of NDLEA, Brigadier Common Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), counseled officers for his or her work and urged continued vigilance.
“The balanced strategy to drug management have to be sustained throughout all Instructions,” he stated.
Alongside enforcement, NDLEA continues its Struggle In opposition to Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation programmes in faculties, workplaces, and communities nationwide, highlighting the continuing dedication to each prevention and management.
