The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted numerous portions of cocaine and opioids akin to tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, ketamine injection, amongst others, hid in shoe soles, garments and different objects being shipped to the USA, United Kingdom and Cyprus.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, mentioned in a press release on Sunday that whereas at least 250 grams of cocaine going to Cyprus was hidden in soles of custom-made sneakers, over 5 kilograms of opioids heading to the US and UK had been found by NDLEA officers in garments and different home goods meant to be shipped by some courier companies in Lagos.
Additionally, a consignment of 440 grams of Loud, an artificial pressure of hashish coming from Canada to Lagos, was equally intercepted by NDLEA operatives in one of many logistic corporations.
In the meantime, in Edo State, NDLEA operatives, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, intercepted a automobile marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu Junction, Esan Central LGA of the State, following credible intelligence.
The baggage of one of many occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, was searched and located to comprise custard containers, the place 3,000 capsules of tramadol 225mg had been buried within the custard powder.
In his assertion, the suspect claimed the medicine had been purchased in Onitsha, Anambra State, and he was taking them to Mararraba space of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja to promote.
In one other operation, operatives of the anti-narcotics company on Thursday, July 11, raided the Ohen Forest, Abudu space of Edo State and destroyed 5,429.751kg of hashish on 2.918 hectares of farmlands the place 4 suspects: Godday Ariye, 37; Friday Okafor, 59; Obinna Nwosu, 48, and Yusuf Adamu, 27, had been arrested.
Equally, 300 kilograms of the identical substance had been recovered from Uzzeba Obi camp in Owan West LGA of the State when NDLEA officers raided the situation on Saturday, July 13.
In Ogun State, operatives on Tuesday, July 9, recovered a complete of two,865 kilograms of hashish at Afami Ibese whereas the suspected proprietor, Umar Ibese, is presently at massive.
The assertion added that at the very least, 2,455 kilograms of supplies for the manufacturing of Akuskura, a brand new psychoactive substance (NPS), had been recovered from a warehouse in Konduga city, Konduga LGA of Borno State on Tuesday, July 9, when NDLEA operatives in a joint operation with males of the Nigerian Military raided the world.
