The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has intercepted another consignment of 25.8 kilograms of cocaine and cannabis going to London.
It was intercepted on Thursday 5th August, by narcotic officers on routine patrol.
Femi Babafemi, Director Media and Advocacy in a statement said the consignment was concealed inside foodstuffs going to London, UK at NAHCO export warehouse.
He said when the export package was opened and examined, 2.3kg of cocaine and 23.5kg of compressed cannabis were discovered inside.
“During a patrol operation along Akure-Owo road, a team of operatives from Owo Area command of the Agency equally intercepted a bus from Lagos enroute Owo to Ibilo, Kogi state on 7th August.
“Recovered from the vehicle include six parcels of skunk weighing 3.6kg; 30 pinches of Crack Cocaine weighing 87grams and six sachets of Arizona weighing 265grams.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the drug trafficking.
“Meanwhile, on Friday 13th August, Benue state command of the agency arrested an interstate trafficker, Eze Victor Ezenwanne at Apir- Aliade road, Makurdi with 65.436kilograms of diazepam tablets.
Same day, a suspected fake soldier, Adeyemi Segun Olamide was arrested in Maiduguri, Borno state with 650grams of skunk while a Nigerian Army ex-staff sergeant, Muffat Ekong and one Frank Iredia Obamwonyi were arrested on Wednesday 11th August with 286.3kilograms of cannabis at Ogwashi Uku, Delta state on their way to Enugu State.
