PM NEWS
There was heavy gun-battle that lasted for 30 minutes at Eleko Beach area of Lekki between operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and drug cartel.
The drug dealers who were overpowered fled into the bush, while the NDLEA seized total of 8,852 kilograms (8.8 tons) of Canadian Loud, an imported synthetic strain of cannabis.
Femi Babafemi, Agency’s spokesman said the gun battle took place at the Eleko beach road in Lekki area, lasting for 30 minutes with armed men who were escorting the consignment loaded in two long trucks.
He said acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives had laid ambush for the traffickers along the Eleko beach road in Lekki and at about 4:51am on Thursday 4th May, saying that two long trucks conveying the illicit consignments were flagged down but rather than stopping, the trucks escorted by armed men sped off, as a result of which there was an exchange of gunfire that lasted 30 minutes.
“After they were overpowered by the NDLEA operatives, the truck drivers and their armed escorts escaped into the bush abandoning the trucks and the drug consignments.
“While one of the trucks painted red has 149 jumbo bags weighing 6,548kg, the second one with blue colour has 53 big bags with a weight of 2,304kg, bringing the total number of bags to 202 and gross weight of both to 8,852 kilograms. Meanwhile, operatives are already on the trail of the drug lord who shipped the illicit consignment into the country,” he said.
On the same day, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives also intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle driven by one Mukaila Idowu, conveying 88.3kg skunk at Otedola bridge, Ikeja area of Lagos, while another suspect, Joseph Friday was arrested on Saturday 6th May at Iyana Ira, Lagos with 58.7kg cannabis sativa concealed inside his Toyota Camry car marked FST 587FH…
