The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the seizure of consignments of cocaine and loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and some courier firms in Lagos.
According to NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the agency’s operatives intercepted the illicit shipments and arrested suspects linked to them.
“A businessman, Abdulwahab Owolabi Alebiosu, was arrested at his residence in Lekki, Lagos, after a consignment of 40 parcels of Loud weighing 20.30 kilograms was intercepted at the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport,” Babafemi said.
The NDLEA also recovered more exhibits, including drug paraphernalia, from Alebiosu’s home and business premises. In another operation, NDLEA operatives intercepted two jumbo bags containing dried hibiscus leaves, dried bitter leaves, and other food items, which were used to conceal four parcels of cocaine and 14 parcels of Loud at the NAHCO export shed of the MMIA.
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The agency also arrested a businesswoman, Eze Queen Ogechi, who claimed she was sending the illicit consignment to Pakistan on the instruction of her brother, Eze Nnamdi Promise, based in Pakistan.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the officers and men of the agency for the arrests and seizures, urging them to continue their efforts in reducing drug supply and demand in the country.
