The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has
found 140 grammes of methamphetamine concealed in a religious statue, en route
the Philippines.
Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesman, disclosed this in a
statement on Friday.
Babafemi said the agency also seized 500 grammes of heroin
hidden in automobile spare parts en route Canada.
According to the NDLEA spokesman, 3.1 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed inside spices and local herbs were also intercepted in a package bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Babafemi said the illicit drugs were sized in courier
companies in Lagos state.
“The narcotics agents from the Directorate of Operations and
General
Investigations seized 500 grammes of heroin going to Canada
and hidden inside auto spare parts from one of the courier firms, while 140
grammes of
Methamphetamine going to Philippines and concealed inside
statue of Mary was seized in another courier company,” he said.
“The Director, Operations and General Investigations,
Adeyemi Adeofe disclosed that 3.1 kg of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside
spices, and another kilogramme of cannabis going to UAE concealed inside local
herbs, were intercepted and seized.”
In a related development, the NDLEA command in Ondo state
arrested 31 suspects — 24 males and seven females — while 275.552kg of assorted
drugs was recovered.
The agency said the arrests were made between April 6 and
April 20.
NDLEA said the operations were “carried out to curb the
increasing rate of drug abuse among the youths and even the elderly in Ondo
state”.
The agency added that the drugs seized “consist of 74.285kg
of cannabis sativa, 267grammes of psychotropic substances: 201kg of skuchies (a
combination of cannabis, tramadol, ethanol, and zobo), while many of the drug
spots have been dismantled”.
In a similar operation, the NDLEA command in Akwa Ibom
intercepted and seized 62.150kg of illicit drugs in Oron and Uyo LGA in the
state.
Four suspects were said to have been arrested in the two
operations carried out on Thursday and Friday.
Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, commended the various commands
for the seizures and arrests, and urged them to do more to tackle the scourge
of drug abuse and trafficking in the country.
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