Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has busted a criminal syndicate involved in the trafficking of fake USD currency in Lagos.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the operation was carried out on Thursday 19th January while $269,000 fake dollars was seized.
According to him, the agency busted the syndicate through intelligence received from the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States.
“During a combined operation carried out by NDLEA operatives with their EFCC colleagues, a total of $269,000 counterfeit US dollars were recovered from the syndicate at Oniru Shoprite area of Lekki, Lagos, where three suspects were arrested.
“While commending all the officers involved in the two special operations in Edo and Lagos for their professionalism and commitment, Gen. Marwa has since directed that the fake dollars recovered and suspects arrested in the Lekki operation be immediately transferred to the EFCC for possible prosecution.”
