NDLEA Seize Drugs Weh Dem Hide Inside Frozen Snails, Electrical Bulbs

NDLEA operatives don catch plenty illegal drugs wey dem hide for inside frozen snails, giant rechargeable electrical bulbs, and female clothes wey dem dey send go United States, United Kingdom, and Democratic Republic of Congo. According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, dem intercept all dis drugs for Murtala Muhammed International Airport and one courier company for Lagos. Two suspects don dey arrested—one na cargo agent, Boladale Riliwan, wey dem catch October 7 after dem find 15 parcels of skunk cannabis inside 10 big electrical bulbs wey im try send go Congo. Another suspect, UK-based public health assistant Olawale Hakeemot, dem catch October 12 for MMIA departure hall with 2,300 tramadol pills hidden inside frozen snails wey im dey carry try board Qatar Airways flight go Manchester.

NDLEA also stop another syndicate wey try export 810 bromazepam pills hidden inside female clothes wey dem dey send go USA at courier company for Lagos. For Adamawa State, one suspect Bello Buba dem catch with 38,270 tramadol pills hidden for spare tyre, boot, and door of im Honda Civic wey im drive from Benin Republic enter Nigeria. For Ekiti State, NDLEA destroy 53,250 kg cannabis for Ilawe-Ekiti farmland plus another 1,140 kg wey dem recover; three suspects dey arrested. For Ondo State, 17,400 kg cannabis destroy for Aponmu forest reserve. For Oyo State, six people catch with big cannabis kilos, while Ogun, Imo, Enugu and Lagos states also record drug busts. NDLEA also intercept 80,000 bottles of codeine syrup from India at Apapa port. On top that, businessman Ejiofor Godwin Emeka dem catch for Kano Airport after im swallow 69 wraps of cocaine following intelligence report.