How NDLEA uncovered drugs in chocolate tins at popular Nigerian airport

• Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted illicit drugs hidden successful a cocoa tin astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport successful Ikeja, Lagos state
• NDLEA officers arrested 3 suspects including the receiver of the consignment, Monsurat Ewawunmi Lawson
• The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA operatives besides intercepted drugs concealed successful bottles of assemblage pick to Iraq done a courier institution successful Lagos

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Ikeja, Lagos state - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) person intercepted 42 parcels of Canadian Loud, a beardown strain of cannabis weighing 20kg astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos

The drugs were concealed successful tins of chocolate, milo beverage, achromatic kidney beans, and acheronian reddish kidney beans packaged arsenic portion of cargos that came into the Lagos airdrome onboard a British Airways formation from Canada.

NDLEA intercepts Iraq-bound consignments successful assemblage creams. Photo credit:@ndlea_nigeria
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The NDLEA operatives besides arrested 3 suspects, including the consignment receiver, Monsurat Ewawunmi Lawson, betwixt Wednesday 30th April, and Saturday 3rd May.

The Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, made this known successful a connection issued via the NDLEA X grip @ndlea_nigeria connected Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Babafeni said different businessman, Bobby Morris Osas, was arrested connected Friday, May 2, 2025, astatine the Lagos airdrome portion attempting to committee a Turkish Airlines formation to Italy.

The NDLEA spokesperson said a thorough hunt of his luggage led to the seizure of 8,130 pills of tramadol 225mg, 200mg, and 100mg.

In a akin development, the NDLEA officers intercepted different syndicate’s effort to vessel 104 grams of tramadol and skunk concealed successful bottles of assemblage pick to Iraq done a courier institution successful Lagos connected Monday, April 28, 2025.

Babafemi said the officers from the NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) carried retired the operation.

Another 1,500,000 pills of a controlled opioid were recovered from a fishy Olarenwaju Wahab astatine the Alaba-Rago country of Ojo of Lagos authorities connected Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

The NDLEA officers traced the root of the consignment to Q104B Road 25, Victoria Garden City, Lekki, which is the residence of 1 Obinna Kenneth who is present astatine large.

NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs hidden successful spiritual Books

Recall that NDLEA operatives uncovered illicit drugs hidden successful spiritual books.

The NDLEA officers intercepted Saudi-bound cocaine concealed successful spiritual books astatine a courier institution successful Lagos.

Babafemi disclosed that the illicit drugs were intercepted connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025, weighing 500grams

NDLEA: Malaysian returnee smuggles drugs into speakers

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that NDLEA operatives arrested a Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu (aka Richard), for drug trafficking

41-year-old Udatu was arrested with 2 elephantine music speakers utilized to conceal illicit drugs connected Monday, April 7, 2025.

The fishy is an ex-convict who had been arrested, convicted, and jailed for cause trafficking offences portion successful Malaysia earlier returning to Nigeria.

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