The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 7.5 kilograms of cocaine at the Port Harcourt terminal of the Nigeria Ports Authority in Rivers State.
Director, Prosecution and Legal Services of NDLEA, Sunday Mbonna, made the revelation while conducting newsmen round the vicinity of the facility where the discovery was made.
He said the 7.5kg of cocaine was smartly concealed in two flanges. Flanges are oil well equipment made of tough and thick steel.
The examination of the container, that brought them in, lasted for 10 days. The discovery of the illicit drug entailed the use of cranes, forklifts and electric metal cutting equipment.
