NDLEA seizes cocaine, Loud consignments hidden in incense candles, ladies’ wears
Arrests one- legged man, Beninese, intercepts drugs meant for illegal miners in FCT
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) have seized consignments of cocaine and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’ native wears.
The consignments were seized and intercepted following frantic bids by drug syndicates to smuggle them in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ( MMIA).
They include 40 parcels of Loud weighing 20.30kg hidden in packs of chessboards, scrabbles, checkers, and poker sets. Brought in from
Canada on a British Airways flight, they were intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company ( SAHCO) import shed of the Lagos airport during a joint examination of the cargo with men of Nigeria Customs Service.
Following the operation, a businessman, Abdulwahab Owolabi Alebiosu, was arrested on Thursday, July 18, at his Horizon Court, Lekki, Lagos residence.
Confirming the development yesterday, spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, said a search of his home led to the recovery of more exhibits, including some drug paraphernalia,
such as a weighing scale, and cannabis potency test kit, while four vaping machines were recovered from his business premises on Admiralty Way, Lekki.
Also, a Mikano black truck with registration number FST 657 HP was recovered from his house.
In the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company ( NAHCO) export shed of the MMIA on Friday, July 19, intercepted two jumbo bags going to Pakistan.
The bags contained dried hibiscus leaves, dried bitter leaves and other food items, which were used to conceal four parcels of cocaine and 14 parcels of Loud, both weighing 1.360kg.
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