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Lagos state – A cargo of cocaine hid in 20 units of spiritual books going to Saudi Arabia has been intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos state.
The cocaine consignment consists of 20 parcels with a complete weight of 500grams and buried within the pages of the non secular books.
The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) operatives uncovered the objects had been looking by way of export cargos going to Saudi Arabia on the logistics agency on Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made this recognized in an announcement issued by way of the company’s X deal with @ndlea_nigeria on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Babafemi mentioned NDLEA operatives additionally intercepted 5 parcels of Loud hidden in a carton coming from the USA of America (USA).
He mentioned the sturdy pressure of hashish intercepted weighed 2.8 kilograms was hidden in a carton.
Earlier, NewsWatch.com.ng reported that NDLEA operatives intercepted illicit consignments at logistics corporations and the Lagos airport.
Illicit medication like Cocaine, Tramadol, Loud, Molly, and others hid in prayer beads, packs of board video games, and feminine garments to the USA, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Poland, and UAE.
Babafemi narrated how the suspects had been arrested by the officers on completely different days.
NewsWatch.com.ng additionally reported that the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) operatives arrested a Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu (aka Richard), for drug trafficking.
41-year-old Udatu was arrested with two large music audio system used to hide illicit medication on Monday, April 7, 2025.
The suspect is an ex-convict who had been arrested, convicted, and jailed for drug trafficking offences whereas in Malaysia earlier than returning to Nigeria.
In the meantime, NewsWatch.com.ng reported that two India-bound brothers arrested on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos state.
NDLEA officers arrested the 2 brothers with 5kg of cocaine hid in partitions of their suitcases.
The NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared extra particulars concerning the arrest and that of others.
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