About six illicit drugs traffickers have been intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with wraps of hard drugs to be moved abroad.
The traffickers who were arrested at different airports across the country had methamphetamine and cocaine, cannabis among others.
The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to him, one of the traffickers was arrested in Lagos, having concealed about 4.15kg of methamphetamine in tins of tomato paste branded sunrise.
The package was given to a driver of a freight forwarding company to deliver at the airport export shed for onward movement to the UK.
“Though the freight company’s driver was initially arrested, follow-up investigations and subsequent sting operation led to the arrest of the kingpin behind the consignment, Eze Celestine Okorie, at his Coker, Surulere, Lagos home on Wednesday 25th August, 2021,” he said.
Also, a certain Ibeh Ejike, was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja with 87 wraps of cocaine.
Ejike, a 41-year-old man was arrested while trying to board an Ethiopian Airline.
In a similar vein, operatives of the FCT Command of the Agency also intercepted a Hiace bus conveying bags of cannabis and 30 parcels of skunk.
All the arrests occurred on the same day.
“The 41-year-old suspect who was arrested on Wednesday, 25th August, 2021, upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight 911 from Kigali via Addis Ababa was taken in for secondary check during which he tested positive to ingestion of the illicit substance.
“While under observation, he excreted 87 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.884 kilograms. Ibeh, who imports clothes for sale, hails from Owerrizikeala village in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra state.
“In Abuja, operatives of the FCT Command of the Agency also intercepted a Hiace bus conveying bags of cannabis, and 30 parcels of skunk, cumulatively weighing 310kilograms along Abaji-Gwagwalada expressway, where another 32kg of Tramadol was equally seized same day,” he said.
Babafemi explained that another man, Moses Obiahu was arrested last Tuesday after some operatives raided the Onitsha main market in Anambra state.
The operatives recovered 50kg of cannabis; 150grams of meth and 27.6grams of cocaine during the raid.
“In Anambra State, operatives also raided the Onitsha main market, Marine Line on Thursday 26th August with the support of soldiers. Recovered during the raid include 50kg of cannabis; 150grams of meth and 27.6grams of cocaine. One of the dealers, Moses Obiahu, was arrested.
“In Cross River, one Anietie Attauba was arrested at Idundu community with 9.9 grams of cocaine, while 23-year-old Joy Odey was picked at Nassarawa Bakoko Area of Calabar Municipality LGA on Friday 27th August with 500grams of skunk.
On the same day, one Ugwuanyi Chukwujekwu Basil was arrested at AK Divine Park, Harbour Road, Calabar with 2.6kg of cannabis; 10.33grams of cocaine, and 30ml of swinol,” he said.
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