THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has impounded over 2.55 kilograms of cocaine recovered from a toilet at the E-Arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.
Also, it arrested a Brazil-based suspected drug dealer, Okafor Okwudili Moses.
According to the NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued on Sunday, the drug was discovered in the toilet of the airport on Friday 12th November after it was dumped there by a trafficker who was scared of being caught by narcotic officers positioned at the airport.
The following day, Saturday 13th November, the actual owner of the consignment, Okafor, arrived at the airport from Brazil via an Ethiopian Airline flight and was promptly arrested.
While being interviewed in custody, he confirmed he is the owner of the seized illicit drug.
In other interdiction operations across the country, over 6,043.857 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered in five states of Adamawa, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Ebonyi with more than two hectares of cannabis farms destroyed.
A suspected fake security agent, Abdullahi Mohammed, who claimed to be serving in one of the security formations in Mubi, Adamawa State was arrested with four blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 4kg along Bazza- Michika road.
In the same vein, four other suspects were arrested at different locations in Jimeta, Yola North LGA, with assorted substances such as Cannabis, Diazepam, Exol- 5 and Tramadol tablets.
Also in Ondo state, three persons: Alabi Idowu; Oluwatomipe Olorundare and Finity Sunday were arrested on Monday 15th November and a total of 2,771kgs of Cannabis recovered from them at Oke Ogun camp, Ipele, Owo LGA, while 59-year-old Mrs Joy Peter was nabbed with over 39kg cannabis and Tramadol tablets on Wednesday 17th November.
In the same vein, over 2, 832kg of drugs were seized and more than two hectares of cannabis farms were destroyed in parts of Ekiti state.
