Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested a drug dealer from Brazil, Okafor Okwudili Moses, after 2.55 kilograms of cocaine was discovered in a toilet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in Ikeja, Lagos.
A statement released by the agency’s director, media and advocacy Femi Babafemi on Sunday said the drug was discovered in the airport’s toilet on Friday, November 12th, after it was dumped there by a trafficker who was obviously afraid of being apprehended by narcotic officers stationed at the airport.
The actual owner of the consignment, Okafor, arrived at the airport the next day, Saturday 13th November, via an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Brazil, and was promptly arrested. He confirmed he was the owner of the seized illicit drug while being interrogated in custody.
Other interdiction operations across the country resulted in the recovery of over 6,043.857 kilograms of various illicit drugs in five states:
Adamawa, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo, and Ebonyi, as well as the destruction of more than two hectares of cannabis farms.
Abdullahi Mohammed, a suspected fake security agent who claimed to be serving in one of the security formations in Mubi, Adamawa state, was apprehended with four blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 4kg along the Bazza- Michika road. In the same vein, four other suspects were apprehended in Jimeta, Yola North LGA, with various substances including cannabis, diazepam, exol-5, and tramadol tablets.
Three people were arrested in Ondo state on Monday, November 15th, with a total of 2,771kg of cannabis recovered from them at Oke Ogun camp, Ipele, Owo LGA, while 59-year-old Mrs. Joy Peter was apprehended with over 39kg of cannabis and Tramadol tablets on Wednesday, November 17th.
Similarly, in parts of Ekiti state, over 2, 832kg of drugs were seized, and more than two hectares of cannabis farms were destroyed. On Tuesday, November 16th, 2,582kg of cannabis was seized from Itapaji…