Written by Ejike Ejike
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted large consignments of codeine-based syrup and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis worth over N2,185,000,000.00 in street value at the Port Harcourt seaport, Onne, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said in a statement that on Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Lagos airport, NDLEA officers, with the cooperation of other security agencies, intercepted a large consignment of Loud, packed in eight suitcases, containing 320 parcels with a total weight of 164.50kg of the strong psychoactive substance coming from Canada on a KLM flight via Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The consignment, estimated to be worth N960,000,000.00, was brought in by a passenger, Ughenu Nnaife Francis. During a joint search operation by security
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a resident of Germany but traveled to Toronto, Canada, to transport the drug to Nigeria.
The NDLEA said during interrogation he claimed that he was recruited to convey the drug to Nigeria for an agreed fee of N6 million.
At the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, NDLEA operatives intercepted a container marked TEMU 6807401 imported from India en route to the C to C bonded terminal in Enugu on Monday, May 27.
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