The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of illicit drugs heading to the U.S., the United Kingdom and the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafe- mi, issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
Babafemi said that the drugs, concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs and female clothes, were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos.
He said that at least two suspects linked to an attempt to export the illicit substances had already been taken into custody.
According to him, one of them, a cargo agent, was arrested on Oct. 7, following the discovery of 15 parcels of skunk, a strain of cannabis.
He added that it was concealed in 10 pieces of giant rechargeable electrical bulb he presented in a carton, for airfreight to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the export shed of the Lagos airport.
“Another of the suspects in custody is a 48-year-old, who is a UK-based Public Health Assistant. He was also arrested on Sunday, Oct. 12, at the departure hall of terminal 2 of the airport, in Ikeja.
“This followed the discovery of frozen snails used to conceal 2,300 pills of trama- dol, 225mg in her luggage, while heading to Manchester, United Kingdom, on a Qatar Airways flight.
“Attempt by another syndicate to ex- port 810 pills of bromazepam hidden in female clothes going to the U.S., was also thwarted by NDLEA officers, at a courier company in Lagos, on Thursday, Oct. 16,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Adamawa, a suspect was intercepted at an NDLEA check point in Namtari, Yola South Local Government Area (LGA) with 38,270 pills of tramadol.
Babafemi noted that the pills were concealed in the spare tyre, boot as well as the door compartments of the Honda Civic car, which he drove all the way from Benin Republic, to smuggle the consignment into Nigeria on Sunday, Oct. 12.
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