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NDLEA intercepts US, UK, Europe-bound drugs

Illicit drugs meant to be shipped through some courier firms in Lagos State to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus have been intercepted by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

Quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, ketamine injection, were
concealed in soles of shoes, clothes in addition to clothes and other household items last week.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman said on Sunday in a statement, that illicit drugs were discovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations, DOGI.

At least 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 United Kingdom.

Similarly, NDLEA operatives 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.

A team of operatives also intercepted
a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu junction, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

During stop-and-search, NDLEA operatives
found to contain custard containers, where 3,000 pills of tramadol 225mg in a luggage of one of the occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, who was taken into custody.

The suspect alleged that the drugs were bought in Onitsha, Anambra State and he was taking them to Mararaba area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to sell during his statement with NDLEA.

In the same vein, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 11th July raided the Ohen forest, Abudu area of Edo State where they destroyed 5,429.751kg of cannabis on 2.918 hectares of farmlands.

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Four suspects: Godday Ariye, 37; Friday Okafor, 59; Obinna Nwosu, 48; and Yusuf Adamu, 27, were arrested by men of the anti-narcotic Agency which also recorded breakthroughs in the fight against illicit drugs in some parts of Lagos, Katsina and Ogun, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Osun, Anambra States during the past week.

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