Sacrilege: Hard Drugs Concealed In Status Of Mary Intercepted In Lagos Airport
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eagle-eyed operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted illicit drugs concealed in the Statue of Mary and auto spare parts heading to Canada and the United Arab Emirate (UAE).
The narcotics agents from the directorate of operations and general investigations, who are embedded in two courier companies in Lagos, seized 500 grammes of heroin going to Canada and hidden inside auto spare parts from one of the courier firms while 140 grammes of Methamphetamine going to Philippines and concealed inside statue of Mary was also seized from another courier company.
The director of media and advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the agency’s director of operations and general investigations, Adeyemi Adeofe, disclosed that 3.1kg of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside spices, and another kilogramme of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside local herbs were intercepted and seized.
In a related development, the Ondo State command of the NDLEA has in series of raids between April 6 and 20, 2021 across the state, arrested 31 suspects from whom 275.552kg of assorted illicit drugs were recovered.
According to the acting commander of the state command, Callys Alumona, the sting operations were carried out to curb the increasing rate of drug abuse among the youths and even the elderly in Ondo State.
He said, this has led to the arrest of 31 suspects, which include 24 males, and 7 females, adding that the illicit drugs seized consist of 74.285Kgs of cannabis sativa, 267grammes of psychotropic substances; 201Kgs of skuchies (a combination of cannabis, tramadol, ethanol, and zobo), while many of the drug spots have been dismantled.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Akwa Ibom State command of the agency have intercepted and seized 62.150kg of illicit drugs in Oron and Uyo areas of the state.
The state commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Obot Bassey, said four suspects were arrested in the two sting operations carried out on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23 April, 2021.
Reacting, the chairman/chief executive of the agency, Brig. General Mohammed Marwa (retd), commended the officers and men of operations and general investigations directorate as well as those of Ondo and Akwa Ibom states for their steadfastness and commitment to the new operational maxim of offensive action.
He charged them to stay focused and do more to rid every part of the country of the scourge of drug abuse and trafficking.
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on Apr 25 2021. Filed under National.
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