Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested two Pakistani businessmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with eight kilograms of cocaine concealed in a public address system, while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Lahole, Pakistan, via Doha.
A statement by director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said, “The two suspects: Asif Muhammed, 45 and Hussain Naveed, 57, who hold Nigerian residence permits, but suspected to be fake, are frequent travelers to Nigeria under the guise of doing textile business.
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“They were arrested Saturday, 5th November, at the Lagos airport barely a week after they came to Nigeria, that is, Sunday, 30th October.
Operatives at the SAHCO import shed of the airport on Friday, 4th November, seized 13 cartons of Tramadol 225mg and 200mg imported from Karachi, Pakistan.”
The consignment has a total weight of 465.10kg and 642,800 pills of the pharmaceutical opioid.
The previous day, Thursday 3rd Nov, operatives at the NAHCO export shed of the airport also intercepted a consignment of different illicit drugs: Cannabis, Cocaine and Methamphetamine as well as Tramadol 225mg and Rohyphnol concealed in footwears and soap packs going to UAE, Dubai. A 32-year-old Oladitan Serah Olufunmilayo who presented the consignment for export was arrested.