Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the SAHCO export shed of the Lagos Airport on Wednesday 15th March intercepted a jerrycan of palm oil going to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said the Jerry can was intercepted at the point of examination, where it was discovered that 600 grams of cannabis sativa were concealed inside.
A suspect, Tunde Ogunbowale who presented the consignment for export to Dubai was immediately arrested. This is even as attempt to export 2.7kg cannabis packaged as part of dried onions to Dubai through a postal service firm was frustrated by NDLEA officers attached to the courier company, who seized a carton filled with colourful sachets of dried onions, used to conceal the illicit consignment.
