The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted multiple consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in everyday items at three courier firms in Lagos. The drugs were en route to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Cyprus.
The NDLEA spokesperson,Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja.
According to Babafemi, the illicit substances were cleverly hidden in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers to avoid detection.
In one of the logistics companies, NDLEA officers from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) uncovered 30 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.1 kilograms.
The drugs were concealed in hair cream containers bound for Ireland. This discovery was made during a cargo examination on Tuesday, September 3.
Two days later, on Friday, September 5, another shipment at the same company was intercepted. This consignment contained 24 parcels of cocaine weighing 862 grams, also hidden in hair cream containers, and was destined for the United Kingdom.
In a related operation on Tuesday, September 3, NDLEA operatives seized a package containing 525 pills of Tramadol 225mg and ecstasy hidden in ladies’ sanitary pads. This shipment was destined for Cyprus.
Additionally, on Wednesday, September 4, a separate shipment containing 200 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injections concealed in food items and herbs was intercepted. This package was heading to London, UK.
On Friday, September 6, NDLEA operatives also intercepted another consignment of Tramadol 225mg hidden in granulated melon. The package had originated from Cameroon and was bound for South Africa.
In a separate development, no fewer than 550,000 Tramadol pills were seized at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Monday, September 2.
The pills were discovered during a joint examination of a cargo shipment from Delhi, India, conducted in collaboration with the Nigerian Customs Service. A suspect has been arrested in connection with this seizure.
The NDLEA continues its efforts to combat drug trafficking, as these recent interceptions highlight the innovative methods smugglers employ to evade detection.
