Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted more than 2,060 kilograms of heroin and other assorted drugs in six states.

This is just as the agency announced that it has apprehended a suspected fake soldier, Abiodun Ademoya, in connection with 11.6kg bags of Indian hemp.

This was confirmed by NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.

Babafemi said that the drugs were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos, and in Ondo, Edo, Kano, Kaduna and Plateau states.

He added that drugs seized included heroin, methamphetamine, Indian hemp, tramadol and Rohypnol.

Babafemi stated that a 45-year-old driver, Mohammed Haruna, was arrested with 10,161 sachets of Tramadol and Rohypnol tablets and capsules while conveying the illicit drugs in a bus for distribution in Kano.

“In Kaduna, a suspected fake soldier, Abiodun Ademoya, from Akure South in Ondo State was arrested in Zaria with 11.6kg of Indian hemp,” he said.

The NDLEA spokesman stated that two consignments of heroin weighing 4.40kg and 550grams were intercepted at the cargo shed of the MMIA on October 6 and 15 respectively.

He explained that the first was seized at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc import shed of the airport.

The heroin was concealed inside bags of granulated sugar and flour from Johannesburg, South Africa and came through Addis Ababa to Lagos on an Ethiopian Airlines flight.

“Two suspects, Chukwuemeka Ugochukwu, a freight agent that cleared the consignment and one Kabiru Aminu, a stock keeper that was to collect the cargo for onward distribution to recipients were arrested for further investigation.

“In a follow-up operation on October 9, one Adeoya Joy who was to collect the luggage from Aminu was arrested at Ajao Estate, Lagos,

“Enahoro Anointing, who was also assigned to collect part of the consignment, was nabbed at Abule-Egba area of Lagos.

“Both were acting on instructions by their partners in South Africa,’’ Babafemi stated.

The consignment was to be taken on Ethiopian Airline cargo plane through Addis Ababa. A freight forwarding agent, Ekpe Victor, was arrested in connection with the consignment.

“Attempts by another freight agent, Igwe Onwukwe, to export two consignments of Indian hemp to the United Kingdom was foiled by NDLEA operatives.

“The first attempt was made on October 15th, when Onwukwe presented a carton of 16.55kg Indian hemp for export to the U.K. at the NAHCO export shed where he was promptly arrested.

“Curiously, another consignment of 15.85kg Indian hemp also heading to the U.K. and intercepted on October 20th was traced to Onwukwe, even while still undergoing investigation in custody,’’ Babafemi stated.