THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized consignments of cocaine and ‘loud’, a synthetic strain of cannabis concealed in incense candles in Lagos.
According to media reports, Femi Babafemi, the Spokesperson of the Agency, said that the seized drugs were also concealed in game packs, dry hibiscus leaves, and ladies’ native wears.
According to Babafemi, the consignments were smuggled in and out of the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and some courier firms in Lagos. He said that the NDLEA operatives also arrested some of the suspects linked to them.
Babafemi said a businessman, Owolabi Alebiosu was, on Thursday, July 18, arrested at his Horizon Court, Lekki, Lagos residence.
“This happened after a consignment of 40 parcels of ‘loud’ weighing 20.30 kilograms hidden in packs of chessboards, scrabbles, checkers, and poker sets were intercepted. They were brought in from Canada on a British Airways flight and seized at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) import shed of the Lagos airport.
“The consignments were intercepted during a joint examination of the cargo with men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). A search of his home also led to the recovery of more exhibits, including some drug paraphernalia, such as a weighing scale and cannabis potency test kit.”
Babafemi also said that four vaping machines were recovered from the suspect’s premises on Admiralty Way, Lekki. A Mikano black truck with registration number FST 657 HP was also recovered from his house.
