Operatives of National Drugs Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) weekend intercepted multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy duty automobile pivot shafts, Ghanaian fabric, kente, among others during a nationwide intelligence-led operation.
The agency stated this Sunday through the director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who stated that a total of 2.32 kilograms of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional kente materials going to the United Kingdom (UK) were intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos on August 5, 2024 where 10.494kg of same class of drug buried in heavy duty pivot shafts heading to the United States (US) recovered at the same logistics company after the NDLEA sniffer dogs fished out the automobile spare parts containing the illicit drug, bringing the total weight of cocaine seized in the two shipments to 12.814 kilograms.
“In the same vein, five other consignments going to the US, UK and Canada were also intercepted at the courier firm in Lagos on August 9, 2024. They include 517 grams of cocaine in clothing materials; different quantities of pentazocine injection, promethazine injection and cocodamol pills, all heading to the UK as well as 297 pills of tramadol 225mg going to Canada. In a different logistics company in Lagos.
“NDLEA operatives recovered 21 parcels of loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 10kg coming from the US and meant for delivery in Abuja.”
Babafemi stated further that in another intelligence-led operation, the operatives on August 7, arrested a member of a cocaine trafficking network, Obiora Joseph Agudosi, at Alafia Orile, Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos while attempting to move 9.00kg of cocaine to Onitsha, Anambra state.
