Nigeria’s National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 39-year-old man, who imported
7.45kg of cocaine valued N82 million.
Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the agency’s
spokesman, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said that the suspect
was intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
Ofoyeju said that the discovery was
made on 12 October “during inward screening of passengers on-board an Ethiopian
Airline flight from Brazil.
“The drug, which was industrially
concealed inside food flasks and kitchen utensils, tested positive to cocaine
and weighed 7.45kg. It is estimated to cost N82
million. It is the single largest seizure recorded at the Abuja Airport since
January.’’
Ofoyeju said investigations into
the case had commenced, adding that the agency’s ‘Operation End of Year
Screening’ made the discovery possible.
“The agency is prepared to counter
the tricks of drug traffickers. As the year is coming to an end,
we have launched ‘Operation End of Year Screening. This is targeted at preventing
drug cartels from carrying out their criminal acts this season,’’ he said.
The spokesman said that the suspect would soon
be charged to court.
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