The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs hidden in flight boarding passes.
In a post on X alongside photos of boarding passes, Femi
Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said operatives in Lagos recently uncovered the
deceptive method of packaging dangerous substances.
He urged parents, guardians, and the public to be extra
cautious, particularly concerning packages delivered by dispatch riders, noting
that traffickers are increasingly using everyday items to evade detection.
“These may look like ordinary flight boarding passes, but
hidden inside them are harmful substances such as Colos,” he wrote.
“This is one of the new techniques used to distribute
illicit drugs across city centres, as uncovered by NDLEA operatives in Lagos.
“The merchants of death are becoming more creative with
their packaging, but the NDLEA remains several steps ahead.”
Additionally, in a statement on Sunday, Babafemi said the
culprit was one Oluchi Celestine, who was nabbed in Lekki on November 18 with
2.6 kilogrammes of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in
branded containers and some concealed in flight boarding cards.
The spokesperson said in another operation on the same day,
NDLEA officers arrested two members of a drug trafficking organisation in
Onitsha, Anambra state when they showed up to take delivery of 5.40 kilogrammes
of methamphetamine; 10.70 kilogrammes of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis; 16
grammes of cocaine; 200 grammes of phenacetin; 200 grammes of methcathinone and
100 grammes of caffeine concealed in pressure machine cylinders imported from
South Africa.
“The first to show up at a logistics company in Onitsha for
the collection of the consignments was 30-year-old electrical appliances dealer
Ebulue Lotanwa Uzochukwu who was promptly arrested while shortly after, another
member of the syndicate, 51-year-old South Africa returnee Christopher Michael
Ndibuisi showed up and was equally arrested,” the statement reads.
“The consignments had arrived the import shed of the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos with airway bill number
118-12882973 arriving from South Africa on a Tag-Angola flight on 13th November
2025 and was immediately seized based on credible intelligence.
“A follow up sting operation was thereafter organized in
Onitsha, Anambra state where the recipients: Uzochukwu and Ndibuisi were
arrested.”
In another operation on November 20 at the Lagos airport,
NDLEA operatives intercepted a brake servo automobile part used to conceal 48
pellets and a block of cocaine with a gross weight of 2.30 kilogrammes packed
among other auto parts going to Gabon.
“Following the arrest of a freight agent Ameh Solomon who
presented the consignment for export, a follow up at ASMPDA market, Trade Fair
Complex, Ojo Lagos led to the arrest of an auto parts dealer Nwafor Tochukwu
Boniface,” the statement added.
“In Kogi state, NDLEA operatives on Monday 17th November
intercepted a trailer conveying 4,700 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis
at Kabba.
“Three suspects: Solomon Dauda, Friday Garba and Daniel
Danladi accompanying the consignment were arrested while a follow up operation
in Jos, Plateau state on Friday 21st November led to the arrest of the kingpin
who owns the trailer and the illicit drug consignment, Marcus Danladi Dan
Mangu.”
Buba Marwa, NDLEA chairman, commended the officers and
enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the
ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the agency.
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