*2,453.65kg Khat, Colorado from Middle East, US also seized
An inbound consignment of khat leaves has been intercepted by Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the Muritala International airport, Lagos.
Femi Babafemi said the consignment was intercepted on Thursday, June 30th, 2022 at the NAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport.
He said the cargo arrived the airport on Royal Air Maroc flight from the Middle East.
According to him, a total of 71 cartons of dried khat leaves with a gross weight of 2,434.3 kg were discovered in the cargo.
In the same vein, anti-narcotic officers of the Agency also last Thursday seized 36 parcels of Colorado, a variant of cannabis with a total weight of 19.30kg which arrived the NAHCO import shed from Los Angeles, US on a Delta Airlines flight.
After series of follow up operations in which four persons were arrested, the actual owner of the drug consignment, Abibu Afis Sola was eventually nabbed on Friday 1st July in Gbagada area of Lagos.
Meanwhile, in Rivers state, NDLEA Operatives arrested a 68-year-old woman, Mrs. Celina Ekeke at Obunku community, Oyigbo LGA with 231.2kg cannabis.
Also one Shedrack Eze, was arrested on Thursday 30th June at Yankarfe, Zaria, Kaduna state with 250,000 tablets of Exol 5, weighing 75kg.
In Borno state, Usman Haruna, 27, was arrested at BCG checkpoint in Biu on Saturday 2nd July with 19.7kg cannabis.
