Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, attached to two courier companies in Lagos state has intercepted illicit drugs concealed in the statue of Mary and auto spare parts heading to Canada and the United Arab Emirate, UAE.
The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi in a statement said, the narcotics agents from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations 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 the statue of Mary was seized in another courier company.
The 3.1 kg of cannabis going to UAE was concealed inside spices, and another kilogramme of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside local herbs were intercepted and seized as well.
Similarly, Ondo state command of the agency has in series of raids between 6th and 20th April, 2021, across the state arrested 31 suspects from whom 275.552kg of assorted illicit drugs were recovered.
The sting operations were carried out to curb the increasing rate of drug abuse among the youths and even the elderly in Ondo State. The suspects, include 24 males, and 7 females in possession of 74.285Kgs of cannabis sativa, 267grammes of psychotropic substances and 201Kgs of skuchies (a combination of cannabis, tramadol, ethanol, and zobo), while many of the drug spots have been dismantled.
In the same vein, the Akwa Ibom State Command of the agency also intercepted and seized 62.150kg of illicit drugs in Oron and Uyo areas of the state. Four suspects were arrested in the two sting operations carried out on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd April, 2021.
Chairman of the NDLEA Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) in his reaction commended the officers and men of Operations and General Investigations.
The statement did not reveal the names of the courier companies attempting to convey the illicit drugs substances.
