NDLEA intercepts Saudi and UK-bound cocaine in lipsticks, property title documents.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two cocaine consignments hidden in unusual items at a courier company in Lagos.
A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, confirmed that the operatives seized 420 grams of cocaine concealed in 84 pieces of female lipsticks bound for the UK and 280 grams hidden in a property title document (Certificate of Occupancy) destined for Saudi Arabia.
Babafemi stated that in a separate operation, NDLEA operatives arrested a notorious drug kingpin known as "Warri Kinsman" in Ikeja, Lagos, along with three other suspects.
He said that this followed a three-day intelligence-led operation that dismantled his drug trafficking network, noting that during the operation, officers recovered 24 jumbo bags containing 681 pouches of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 414.2 kilograms.
Babafemi said that NDLEA Chairman, retired Brigadier General Buba Marwa, has commended the officers for their efforts in ensuring a fair balance between drug supply reduction and demand reduction.
According to him, the operations are part of its ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking and abuse in Nigeria, with recent seizures totaling over 27,000 kilograms of illicit drugs and the arrest of 61 suspects nationwide.
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