Operatives of di National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) don bust serious drug trafficking attempts for Murtala Muhammed International Airport for Lagos and one courier company for di same city. Di agency intercept multiple consignments of illicit drugs wey dem hide inside carton walls, winter jackets, and body cream containers. According to di agency statement wey dem release on Sunday, di operations stop drug syndicates wey wan smuggle di substances to countries like Italy and New Zealand.
Di NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, talk say two consignments wey dey head to Italy dem intercept for Lagos airport, and dem arrest suspects wey link to di shipments. One suspect, Friday Ehianuka, 37, dem catch am on March 20 as e dey try board Ethiopian Airlines flight go Rome. Dem find 2,698 pills of tramadol 225mg wey dem hide inside containers of skin-lightening body cream for im luggage. Ehianuka, wey dey live for Milan, confess say dem go pay am euros if e succeed to carry di consignment reach Italy.
For another operation on March 18, NDLEA operatives intercept another passenger, Christian Agbonhese, 38, as e dey about board Lufthansa flight go Milan. Search for im luggage reveal 28,470 pills of opioids, including 23,150 pills of tramadol 225mg, 4,000 tablets of tapentadol 250mg, and 1,320 pills of tramadol 100mg, wey dem conceal inside two large winter jackets. Agbonhese na also resident of Milan.
For one courier firm for Lagos, officers intercept two parcels of “Loud
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