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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted a shipment of cannabis, also known as Loud concealed in a duvet and destined for the United Kingdom.
NDLEA disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
He said the consignment was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, saying two suspects – Adakole Sunday and Austin Balogun – linked to the consignment, were immediately arrested following the discovery by NDLEA officers.
“Six parcels of the psychoactive substance with a gross weight of 3.50 kilograms were concealed inside the duvet,” the statement partly read.
“In his statement, Austin Balogun who is the main agent who hired Adakole, claimed he was paid N700,000 to cargo the consignment to the UK but spent a fraction of the money on export handling charges and the bulk to pay for an apartment,” the statement added…
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