The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA thwart attempts by members of organised criminal groups using various disingenuous modes of concealment to import consignments of illicit substances into Nigeria and export same to the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, and Tincan Seaport in Lagos.
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement today.
Babafemi noted that no less than 37.5kgs of such illicit consignments were intercepted in the past week, with the arrest of 11 suspects in interdiction operations that led to the seizure of almost four tons of skunk in Kaduna, Kano and Lagos States.
Babafemi further revealed that a total of 3,672kg of cannabis sativa were recovered from two locations and five suspects were arrested in Kaduna during separate raid operations.
NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, commended the officers and men of Tincan, MMIA, DOGI, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano and Imo NDLEA commands for the arrests and seizures.
He charged them and their compatriots across the country to intensify the heat on drug cartels in Nigeria while balancing their efforts on supply reduction with drug demand reduction activities.
