Seizes 2,453.65kg Khat, colorado from Middle East, US; nabs 68-yr-old lady in Rivers
Operatives of the National Drug enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted twenty two blocks of diacetylmorphine deliberation 23.55kilogrammes hid in packs of baby food at the Murtala Muhammed International airdrome (MMIA), Ikeja, urban center. The consignment with a street price of over N4.5billion came from Johannesburg, African nation on board a South African Airways flight on Wednesday, Gregorian calendar month 29, as a part of a consolidated shipment that came across airway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) import shed of the Lagos airport. Confirming the event during a statement yesterday, exponent for the Agency, Femi Babafemi, aforementioned when series of follow up operations that light-emitting diode to the arrest of two freight agents, the particular receiver of the drug consignment, Chike Okeke Eweni, who distributes the substance for his African nation based mostly partner was in remission the subsequent day, Thursday, Gregorian calendar month 30, at a provision warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja. Chike, he said, claimed throughout a preliminary interview that he’s additionally into fish farming. in keeping with Babafemi, before Chike’s arrest NDLEA officers at the airdrome had on Monday, Gregorian calendar month 27, in remission a former driver with a conveyance company, Bus public transit (BRT), Muyiwa Babalola Bolujoko for ingesting ninety pellets of cocaine. He was arrested at the screening purpose before boarding a Qatar Airways flight enroute Bida to Sharjah, along with his trip expected to terminate in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE). The 39-year-old was placed below excretion observation when a body scan result confirmed drug ingestion. whereas in custody, the suspect excreted all the ninety pellets in four excretions. He claimed he left his N60, 000 per month job as BRT driver in February associated set to figure as drug traveler to lift funds to shop for a shuttle popularly referred to as ‘Korope’ in urban center to continue his transport business ALSO, NDLEA operatives on Thursday, Gregorian calendar month 30, intercepted an arriving consignment of kat leaves, that came across Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) import shed of the Lagos airdrome on Royal Air Maroc flight from the center East. a complete of seventy one cartons of dried kat leaves with a gross weight of 2,434.3 weight unit were discovered within the cargo. within the same vein, anti-narcotic officers of the Agency last weekday taken thirty six parcels of colorado, a variant of cannabis with a complete weight of 19.30kg which came across NAHCO import shed from Los Angeles, U.S. on a Delta Airlines flight. when series of follow up operations during which four persons were arrested, the particular owner of the drug consignment, Abibu Afis Sola was eventually nabbed on Friday, Gregorian calendar month 1, in Gbagada space of Lagos. IN Rivers State, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday, Gregorian calendar month 29, in remission a 68-year-old woman, Mrs. Celina Ekeke, at Obunku community, Oyigbo native Council with 231.2kg cannabis, whereas one Shedrack Eze, was arrested the subsequent day Thursday, June 30, at Yankarfe, Zaria, Kaduna State with 250,000 tablets of Exol 5, deliberation 75kg. In Borno State, Usman Haruna, 27, was arrested at BCG stop in Biu on Saturday, Gregorian calendar month 2, with 19.7kg cannabis. MEANWHILE, the Chairman/Chief government of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mahomet Buba Marwa (Retd) has expressed satisfaction with the exemplary performance of the officers and men of the MMIA command within the past week whereas additionally commending those of Rivers, Kaduna and Borno for being vigilant. He urged them and others across the country to stay steps earlier than the tricks by the desperate drug cartels.
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