NDLEA operatives have intercepted 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid worth at the Onne port.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two passengers traveling to Doha on a Qatar Airways flight at the screening point of Terminal 2 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, after they tested positive for ingestion of illicit substances on Friday, June 21.
According to a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the seizure was made from six containers on Saturday and was the third of such in the past four weeks.
He noted that the success was recorded following credible intelligence and diligent tracking of the consignments from their point of departure by a special operations unit of NDLEA, which worked in partnership with the Port Harcourt Ports commanf of the agency and other security agencies including the Customs Service for a 100 percent joint examination of the targeted containers.
Babafemi said at the end of the joint examination of the six containers, a total of 6,125 cartons containing 1,050,000 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 157,500 kilogrammes were recovered on Saturday.
In another clampdown, NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have arrested two passengers travelling to Doha on a Qatar Airways flight at the screening point of terminal 2 after they tested positive to ingestion of illicit substances on Friday 21st June. The suspects: Aikhomoun Daniel (alias Oladapo Olanrewaju) and Ayigoro Waheed Omobolaji were thereafter taken into observatory custody.
Babafemi said while Daniel excreted a total of 90 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.022 kilogrammes in six excretions, Ayigoro discharged 60 wraps of the same Class A substance with a total weight of 662 grammes in five egestion.
According to him, “While Daniel excreted a total of 90 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.022kg in six excretions, Ayigoro discharged 60 wraps of the same Class A substance with a total weight of 662grams in five egestion.
Further investigation revealed that Aikhomoun Daniel actually stol£ the identity of his late uncle who was once based in Germany, a decision he claimed he took to get Schengen visa to enable him free access to Europe, while his real name is Oladapo Olanrewaju.”
Culled Instablog Naija