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FCT, Abuja - A cocaine consignment concealed successful lipsticks and spot rubric documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia was intercepted and recovered from cargos being prepared for shipment astatine a courier institution successful Lagos.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recovered the illicit drugs connected Thursday, 3rd July 2025.
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Babafemi said a full of 420grams of cocaine mill fitted successful 84 pieces of pistillate lipsticks heading to the UK were seized.
He added that the NDLEA operatives uncovered 280 grams of the aforesaid Class A cause successful a spot rubric papers (Certificate of Occupancy, C of O) being sent to Saudi Arabia.
According to Babafemi, the NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) attached to the logistics steadfast made the discovery.
In different operation, NDLEA operatives intercepted a predominant flyer, Aburemi Hysent, who specialises successful conveying goods for customers from Nigeria to Italy and vice versa connected Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
Aburemi was recovered to person hidden 7,660 pills of tramadol 225mg and 200mg wrong nutrient items packed among different goods helium was conveying to Italy astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.
The NDLEA spokesperson said the fishy claimed helium was to beryllium paid the sum of 800 euros upon palmy transportation of the cause consignment successful Italy.
In different interdiction cognition astatine the Lagos airport, NDLEA officers intercepted a full of 52 pieces of travelers' cheques concealed successful children's books, worthy 17,700,000 Australian dollars, going to Malaysia done Istanbul connected a Turkish Airlines formation connected Friday, July 4, 2025.
Babafemi said the items were intercepted astatine the export shed of the airport, portion a freight agent, Bolarinwa Saheed, has been arrested.
The travelers' cheques are suspected to beryllium counterfeit, and the fishy volition beryllium transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation.
NDLEA arrests ex-footballer for attempting to smuggle drugs
Recall that NDLEA operatives arrested 2 persons for attempting to smuggle drugs.
NDLEA officers arrested a erstwhile planetary shot player, Segun George Hunkarin, and his businessman partner, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu.
The spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, narrated however the 2 suspects were arrested astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
NDLEA intercepts drugs hidden successful Saudi-bound spiritual books
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that NDLEA operatives person uncovered an illicit drugs successful spiritual books.
The NDLEA officers intercepted Saudi-bound cocaine concealed successful spiritual books astatine a courier institution successful Lagos.
According to the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the drugs intercepted connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025 measurement 500grams.
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