The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully intercepted and seized large quantities of illicit drugs at various locations across the country, in a series of coordinated operations.
At the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMA) in Lagos, a 24-year-old Thai lady. Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat was arrested on Thursday, February 20, 2025, for allegedly attempting to snuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 45.60 kilograms into the country.
According to report, the suspect who confessed to being a hired drug trafficker was promised $3,000 by the drug cartel if delivery of the illicit consignment was successful.
In another operation at the Lagos airport, NDLEA officers foiled an attempt to ship 68 parcels of Ghanaian Loud with a total weight of 42.2kg concealed in walls of crated cartons to London, UK. Three suspects including a freight agent and two dispatch riders were initially arrested, while the mastermind, Samuel, Bitris, was later apprehended at his residence in Ajah, Lagos.
In addition, NDLEA operatives intercepted 49 cartons containing 49,000 pills of tramadol at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers state, during a joint examination with Customs Service and other security agencies.
Two suspects, Bello Adamu and Pius Azuka were also arrested with 517kg of skunk in Nasarawa state while two other suspects. Usman Ruwa, 43 and Yunusa Haruna, 45 were nabbed in a Toyota Corolla car conveying 62.7 kilograms of skunk in Niger state
However, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig Gen Mohamed Bubba Marwa (Rtd.) commended the gallant officers and men of the MMIA, PHPC, Niger and Nasarawa Commands for their successful operations and balanced approach to drug supply and drug demand reduction efforts
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