The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted
40,250 kilograms of Codeine based syrup at the Apapa seaport in Lagos which
were imported from India.
This comes barely a week after the Agency seized 14,080kg of
the banned substance at the same seaport.
Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja,
Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
He said, “The drug bust comes on the heels of a similar seizure of 14,080kg codeine syrup and 4,352.43kg cold caps used to conceal the former in a 40ft container imported from India, on Wednesday 2nd February 2022, at the Apapa port. Both seizures followed intelligence from foreign partners and cooperation of other port stakeholders such as Customs, DSS, Navy and others.
“The latest consignments intercepted on Tuesday 8th February
were brought into the country in two containers marked HLBU 2239792 with 1,125
cartons of the drug and HLBU 1067338 with 1,751 cartons, with a market value of
N2,012,500,000 (Two Billion, Twelve Million and Five Hundred Thousand Naira).
“The consignments were seized at the Port Express Bonded
Terminal, Berger-Apapa after they were discovered concealed behind cartons of
hypergra 200mg and deluxe chilly cutters, after which the Agency’s sniffer dogs
were brought in to identify the illegal substance.”
Reacting, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen.
Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended officers and men of the Apapa Port Special
Area Command of the Agency for their vigilance. He expressed gratitude to
foreign partners for sharing timely intelligence and other port stakeholders
for their cooperation.
Marwa said the Agency remains poised to deal decisive blows
to drug cartels this year by ensuring that no gram of illicit drug is allowed
to come into or pass through Nigeria to other countries.
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