Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested an Italy-bound woman, Mrs. Nnadi Nora Chinyere with heroin at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.
She was caught with 100 wraps of heroin and two parcels of same substance at the departure hall of the airport.
NDLEA Director of Media & Publicity, Femi Babafemi said Mrs. Nnadi was arrested on Tuesday 3rd August, 2021, during an outward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways flight to Florentine, Italy.
He said the drugs found on her were concealed in five containers of hair relaxer cream.
Babafemi said in the same vein, on Thursday, 12th August, 2021, operatives of the MMIA Command of the Agency intercepted a United Kingdom bound consignment of illicit drugs at the NAHCO export shed of the airport.
Further investigation reveals the consignment contains 66.600kg of cannabis sativa; 1.600kg heroin and 1.450kg of cocaine with a combined weight of 69.65kilograms, all concealed inside cosmetics.
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the officers and men of the MMIA command as well as their Ondo, Borno, Benue and Delta state counterparts for the huge seizures and arrests.
He charged them and other commands to sustain the current momentum, assuring them that President Muhammadu Buhari recognises their efforts and would continue to motivate them to do more.
