The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of illicit substances including Ketamine, Ecstasy, and Tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcel heading to Zambia and the United Kingdom.
The seizures made at a courier company in Lagos on December 24 and 29, 2025, came just as the NDLEA has taken into custody 22 Indian crew members of a merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, in which 31.5 kilograms of cocaine were seized at the GDNL terminal, Apapa port in Lagos on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, January 4, said those detained in connection with the discovery of the 31.5kg cocaine in hatch 3 of the ship which originated from Marshall Islands, include the Master of the Vessel, Sharma Shashi Bhushan, and 21 other crew members.
Commending the anti-narcotic officers for the arrests and seizures, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), enjoined them to intensify the ongoing drug control efforts of the agency.
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