A 42-year-old suspect, Taofeek Yusuf, has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over a large consignment of Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in 324 bags with a gross weight of 111.2 kilograms in Onikan, Lagos Island area of the state.
The suspect was arrested while conveying the drug for distribution in an unregistered Grand Caravan vehicle in Lagos.
Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr. Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the arrest of Taofeek and seizure of the imported consignment occurred late in the night on Friday, January 12, 2024, following credible intelligence.
This is coming on the heels of the arrest of another drug trafficking suspect, Godwin ThankGod, the previous day Thursday, January 11, 2024 by NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.
“The Milan, Italy-bound Godwin was intercepted while attempting to board a Royal Air Maroc flight with quantities of codeine-based syrup and rohypnol concealed in his luggage.
“The suspect, a regular flyer, was arrested during a search of his luggage at the Departure Gate of Terminal 2 of the airport.
“The search resulted to the discovery of five cartons consisting 50 bottles of codeine syrup and 300 tablets of rohypnol”, Babafemi stated.
In the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO import shed of the import on Friday January 12, 2024 recovered 30,000 packs of tramadol 225mg consisting 300,000 pills.
The consignment, which came from Karachi, Pakistan on KLM Royal Dutch Airline, with airway bill number 074-62674964, was taken into custody following a joint examination with other security agencies at the airport.
Meanwhile, various quantities of tramadol and cannabis sativa concealed in soles of sports canvas shoes going to Oman as well as another consignment of tramadol and rohypnol hidden in spices heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted at two courier firms in Lagos by NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation, DOGI, on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
