NDLEA intercepts opioids, meth in carton walls, winter jackets, cream at Lagos airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives person folied hopeless attempts by members of Drug Trafficking Organisations, DTOs, to determination consignments of illicit substances, especially, methamphetamine and opioids concealed successful walls of carton, wintertime jackets and assemblage pick containers to countries successful Europe.

NDLEA said 2 of the consignments heading to Italy were to beryllium moved done the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, wherever 2 suspects linked to the shipments were promptly arrested.

This was made known successful a connection connected Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja.

Babafemi disclosed that 1 of suspects, 37-year-old Friday Ehianuka was going to Rome, Italy connected Friday, erstwhile helium was intercepted portion attempting to committee an Ethiopian Airlines formation with 2,698 pills of tramadol 225mg concealed successful containers of tegument airy assemblage cream, each packed successful the suspect’s luggage.

In his statement, Ehianuka who is simply a nonmigratory of Milan, confirmed that helium was to beryllium paid a negotiated interest successful Euros if helium h...