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NDLEA intercepts Europe-bound cocaine, meth at Lagos Airport
NDLEA intercepts Europe-bound cocaine, meth at Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives attached to courier companies in Lagos State have intercepted consignments of cocaine and methamphetamine.
NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the consignments were been transported to Europe and Saudi Arabia.
Babafemi explained that the NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations(DOGI) attached to courier companies intercepted the consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
He said that the operatives intercepted 1kg of methamphetamine concealed in containers of body cream going to New Zealand on Sunday, Oct. 15.
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He added that the officers also intercepted another consignment of 2.5kgs of Cocaine and phenacetin hidden in the walls of a carton heading to Saudi Arabia.
“Two more seizures: 112grams of Dimethyl Sulfone and 583grams of Cocaine and phenacetin were made at another courier company in Lagos on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
“While the Dimethyl Sulfone was concealed in the hollow of a motor driving shaft going to New Zealand, the consignment of Cocaine and phenacetin was packed into a bottle of body cream heading to Saudi Arabia,” he said.
(NAN)
