The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says 22
international passports were found inside a bag of garri at the Lagos airport.
In a statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA
spokesman, the agency said the passports were for six countries.
Babafemi also said the passports were found during a routine
search at the airport.
The agency, however, didn’t provide further information on
investigation into why the passports were hidden.
“At the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, operatives at the SAHCO
export shed of the airport, during their routine cargo search, intercepted a
consignment of 22 international passports of six different countries concealed
in a bag of garri, among other food items,” the statement reads.
“Nine of the passports were three each of UK, France and
Portugal, while the rest were: Nigeria – 8; Ghana – 4 and Cameroon – 1.
“Also at the airport, operatives equally recovered 12
parcels of cannabis weighing 4.95kg concealed in a carton of Golden Morn
packaged for export through the SAHCO export shed.”
According to the statement, three suspected trans-border
traffickers were also arrested with 48,000 tablets of Tramadol at Adamawa
state.
“The suspects: Mohammed Hussaini, 32; Adamu Bella, 18, and
Mohammed Umar, 18, were arrested at Tsamiya Junction, Madanya Road, Mubi, Mubi
North LGA, Adamawa State on Friday, January 28, with the exhibits concealed in
the packets of another drug,” the statement reads.
“When interviewed, they claimed the drugs were being taken to
Bagira town along Nigeria-Cameroon border to be delivered to some Cameroonians
for onward delivery to Maroa in Cameroon.”
The NDLEA also said other illicit drugs were intercepted in
operations carried out in Lagos, Jigawa, Plateau and Edo.
“Over 1,500 kilograms
of imported Loud and other illicit substances have been intercepted in raids
across Lagos and Edo states,” Babafemi said.
“This comes on the heels of a similar operation at Alaba
Rago area of Lagos where operatives of the state command of the Agency
intercepted 1,200 parcels of imported Loud, a strong variant of cannabis,
suspected to have been smuggled into the state from a neighbouring country with
a total weight of 1,229 kilograms.
“In another raid on Wednesday, 26th Jan., at Suru Alaba,
Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA, Lagos, operatives arrested one Ibrahim Musa, 25, with
18,530 tablets of Tramadol, Rohypnol Diazepam, Exol-5, and 138 bottles of
Codeine.
“In Plateau state, a team of NDLEA officers on Friday, 28th
Jan., arrested two suspects; Emeka Ezenwa, 37, and Julius Akingbe, 45, for
being in possession of 126.5grams of methamphetamine concealed inside a DVD
player coming from Lagos, while a raid in Kampani Zera-Wase LGA of the state on
Friday led to the arrest of Fatima Sadiq, 20, who was caught with 21.3kg
cannabis.
“A similar raid on Friday of a notorious drug joint, Bakin
Kogi Ringim, Jigawa state, led to the recovery of different quantities of
Cannabis, Diazepam, Exol-5 and some new psychoactive substances with a total
weight of 8.680kg as well as weapons such as knives, cutlasses, Gora sticks,
catapults and charms.
“In Edo state, operatives recovered 19 bags of cannabis
weighing 144.10kg stored in the bush along Uromi Road, Esan North East LGA,
ready to be transported to other parts of the country, while eight bags of the
same substance weighing 111kg were recovered from a bush at Iruekpen, Esan West
LGA.”
Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, commended the efforts of the
officers.
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