The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned Nigerians not to accept any item not packed by them when travelling.
The warning is coming on the heels of the intercepted narcotics which were concealed in packs of semovita and dry pepper.
The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement released on Sunday via his X account formerly known as Twitter, said “Operatives of the NDLEA had intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in semovita packs and dry pepper being shipped to South Africa and Kenya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos
“The parcel of a packaged food item isn’t always what you think it is. Again, we insist, don’t accept any item not packed by you when travelling. Save yourself the ordeal.”
The agency said the narcotics were being shipped by members of Transnational Drug Trafficking Organisations, some of whom were promptly arrested, their mansions raided and their luxury vehicles seized.
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