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NDLEA Seizes UK-Bound Drugs Hidden in Duvet at Lagos Airport, Arrests Two

...Recovers Skuchies, ‘Suck and Die,’ Opioids, Weapons in Lagos, Ekiti, Kwara; Destroys Kano Cannabis Farm

LAGOS, Nigeria (CHATNEWSTV) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a UK-bound consignment of synthetic cannabis concealed in a duvet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.

This made known in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja.

Mr Babafemi said that the consignment was concealed in a duvet, packaged for export through the cargo shed of the Lagos airport.

He said that two suspects linked to the bid to export the consignment to the UK were promptly arrested following the discovery by NDLEA officers on Tuesday, January 21.

“Six parcels of the psychoactive substance with a gross weight of 3.50 kilograms were concealed inside the duvet.

“In his statement, Austin Balogun, who is the main agent who hired Adakole, claimed he was paid N700,000 to cargo the consignment to the UK.

“He said that he spent a fraction of the money on export handling charges and the bulk to pay for an apartment,” he said.

Mr Babafemi also announced that another two suspects were arrested at Igbo Olumo, Ikorodu area of Lagos when NDLEA operatives raided their hideout in the community.

Mr Babafemi said that seven litres of skuchies, a new psychoactive substance produced with black currant, cannabis and opioids, were recovered.

“Other exhibits seized from the duo include: three locally made double barrel rifles; one locally made double barrel pistol.

“Others are one English made pistol; one locally made single barrel rifle; three cartridges and one empty 9mm cartridge as well as an iron – head axe.

“Also, another raid in Lagos on Sunday Jan. 19 led to the seizure of 47kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, and 25.46kg Nitrous Oxide popularly known as laughing gas at the notorious Akala area of Mushin.

“In Ekiti, a 26-year-old suspect Adepoju Taiwo was arrested by NDLEA officers on Thursday, January 23 with 1.950kg Canadian Loud at Iworoko road, Ilokun, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.”

Mr Babafemi said that another suspect was nabbed by operatives on Monday, Jan. 20 at Bode Saadu in Moro local government area of Kwara State.

“A total of 50,000 pills of tramadol 225mg weighing 36.56kg were recovered from him.

“A Nigerien, Abubakar Lami, 45, with two others: Abba Sani, 35, and Auwal Aliyu, 32, were arrested by NDLEA operatives at Gadar Tamburawa, Kano.

“13.1kg skunk and 125 litres of ‘suck and die’, a new psychoactive substance were recovered from them.

According to him, in another operation at Gefen Kasa, Dawakin Kudu council area of Kano state, a cannabis plantation was located and destroyed by a team of NDLEA officers.

Mr Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives arrested a suspect linked to the farm.

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