Thre National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) weekend intercepted multiple drug consignments in baby food tins and cloths going to US, UK and also seized loud shipments hidden in body compartments of four vehicles from Canada where about 10 were arrested in Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Kogi raids.
The director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, stated that the multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food and cloths meant to for the United States and United Kingdom was intercepted by operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and a courier firm in Lagos.
He added that no less than 36 parcels of a strong strain of cannabis concealed in 6 cartons of tins of branded Nestle Cerelac baby food, with 6 containers in each package were recovered at the SAHCOL export shed of Lagos airport on July 31, 2024, with a psychotropic substance that has a total weight of 18.50 kilograms.
“A freight agent, Salaudeen Suliat Abiola, who presented the consignment for export to the UK was promptly arrested while a follow up operation to Ibadan, Oyo state, in August led to the arrest of the sender of the cargo, Bello Motunrayo Folu at her No. 20 Mofoluwasho Estate, Elewuro, Akobo area of the Oyo state capital.”
“The Cerelac tins were all factory-sealed at the top while they tampered with the bottom through which they put the substances covered with loose quantities of the infant cereal meal to prevent discovery, an effort that ended in futility as vigilant NDLEA officers were able to foil the attempt.”
In the same vein, five different shipments of opioids and other psychoactive substances, such as promethazine, pentazocine, diazepam, tramadol, and morphine concealed in cloths and other items meant for export to the US and UK were equally interrupted by the operatives in Lagos.
He noted that while one of the shipments containing 820grams of promethazine and pentazocine injections was going to the United States, the remaining 4 parcels consisting of over two kilograms of opioids such as tramadol 225mg, molly and NPS heading to the United Kingdom and they were all intercepted on July 29, at a logistics company in Lagos.
