NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs hidden in foot wears, soap packs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of different illicit drugs, Cannabis, Cocaine and Methamphetamine as well as Tramadol 225mg and Rohyphnol concealed in foot wears and soap packs going to UAE, Dubai.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the suspect, 32-year-old Oladitan Serah Olufunmilayo who presented the consignment for export was arrested.

He added that two businessmen who have been on the run for months over their involvement in drug trafficking have been arrested by anti-narcotic officers assigned to track them.

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“Nnebo Ikechukwu Christopher who has been wanted for his role in the importation of 40 cartons containing 346,800 pills of Co-codamol, a brand of paracetamol with Codeine seized at the cargo wing of the MMIA local airport since March 2022, was arrested on Thursday 3rd Nov.

 “In the same vein, operatives on the trail of an automobile parts dealer, Omeje Oliver (a.k.a David Mark) since April eventually arrested him on Monday 31st October in Enugu where he fled to after abandoning his business at Aspanda, Trade Fair Complex Lagos.

“He was wanted in connection with the seizure of 600 grams of heroin concealed inside soles of lady’s foot wears going to Liberia on April 16,” he said.

According to Babafemi, on the same day Omeje was arrested, operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport intercepted 550 grams of cannabis loud concealed in machine parts going to Dubai, UAE, while the sender, Ogbure Victor Ifeanyi was later arrested.

While commending the officers and men of the MMIA, Edo, Katsina, Adamawa, and Kaduna Commands of the Agency for the successful operations in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), urged them and their counterparts across the country not to rest on their oars until all drug syndicates operating in Nigeria are completely dismantled and the last gram of illicit substance taken out of the streets.