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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by drug traffickers to smuggle parcels of methamphetamine concealed in cornflakes packs and body cream containers to Malaysia and Australia.
A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi read: “Attempts by drug traffickers to export parcels of methamphetamine popularly called Mkpuru Mmiri locally concealed in cornflake packs and body cream containers to Malaysia and Australia have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, and a courier company in Lagos.”
He disclosed that two freight agents; Nneji Anoma and Etoh Barnabas, involved in the bid to export nine parcels of methamphetamine weighing 1.45 kilogrammes in packs of cornflakes to Malaysia through the NAHCO export shed of the MMIA last Wednesday have been arrested.
He added that another consignment of 10 cartons of tramadol 225 miligrammes packaged as Tramaking containing 500,000 tablets with a total weight of 407 kilogrammes and an estimated street value of N200 million have been seized during a joint examination with the Nigeria Customs Service at the NCS warehouse.
He disclosed that the consignment, which had arrived at NAHCO import shed on 6th June from India via Ethiopian Airlines was eventually transferred to the NDLEA by Customs last Wednesday, adding that the previous day, a similar joint examination with Customs at the Customs enforcement terminal, Tincan seaport, Lagos led to the seizure of 33 parcels of cannabis indica (Colorado) weighing 16.5 kilogrammes.
He said the drug exhibit was recovered from a 40-foot container, TRHU 7874497 containing four vehicles. The cannabis coming from Montreal, Canada, was discovered in three out of the four vehicles in the container.
Babafemi also revealed that the operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI at the agency attached to a courier company have intercepted a kilogramme of methamphetamine concealed in body cream containers heading to Australia…
