NDLEA intercepts cocaine: The NDLEA has intercepted cocaine and opioid shipments concealed in prayer beads and other items, destined for the United States, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Italy, and the United Arab Emirates.
In a desperate attempt to smuggle illicit substances such as cocaine, tramadol, loud, and molly, drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) hid the drugs inside prayer beads, board game packs, and female clothing. These shipments, intended for various international destinations, were intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at logistics companies and the Lagos airport.
According to a statement from the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, at least two suspects connected to some of the intercepted shipments at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, have been arrested. One of them, a 43-year-old businesswoman named Jakpor Egware May, was apprehended at the Gate ‘C’ departure hall while attempting to board an Air France flight to Italy on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Upon searching her luggage, NDLEA operatives discovered 190 parcels of tramadol 225mg and an additional parcel of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis. During interrogation, she admitted to purchasing the drugs herself with the intention of reselling them in Italy.
In another operation at the Lagos airport export shed on Tuesday, March 11, a 60-year-old suspect, Yahaya Fatai Ayinla, was arrested while attempting to ship a cargo of clothing that concealed 400 grams of skunk to New York, USA.
Still on NDLEA intercepts cocaine: Further interceptions occurred at logistics companies in Lagos, where drug traffickers attempted to export over two kilograms of loud, molly, and tramadol (365mg and 225mg) hidden inside Vitamin C bottles and female clothing to the United States. Between Monday, March 10, and Wednesday, March 12, NDLEA operatives from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) also seized 230 grams of cocaine hidden in prayer beads, the soles of locally made shoes, and board game packs, with destinations including Saudi Arabia, Poland, and the UAE.
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