The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) attached to courier companies in Lagos have intercepted various quantities of dextromethorphan mixed with heroin, methamphetamine, Dimethyl Sulfone, and cannabis concealed in different objects going to Europe.
The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, August 6, 2023.
Babafemi noted that 272 grams of dextromethorphan mixed with heroin going to Greece were recovered from white neck beads, while 665 grams of cannabis being shipped to Hong Kong were hidden in bars of Dudu Osun black bathing soap.
He revealed that 261 grams of Dimethyl Sulfone going to New Zealand hidden in reels of weaving threads and 1.5kgs of methamphetamine also going to New Zealand packed in an MP3 player after all the parts were removed and the substance stuffed as replacement.
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The NDLEA spokesperson added that the anti-narcotics officers arrested a woman and five men – Ladi Peter, 47; Umar Salisu, 38; Ahmed Naheeb, 36; Ibrahim Umar, 42; and Musa Suleman, 43 – in connection with the seizure of 977.7 kilograms of cannabis sativa from them along the Zaria-Kano Road in Kano State on Friday, August 4, and Monday, July 31.
Babafemi disclosed that 2,445 kilograms of cannabis sativa were recovered from the warehouse of a fleeing suspect, Usman Nar, at Madinatu area in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday, August 5.
He stated that 57,450 pills of tramadol, rohypnol, and exol-5 as well as 4,082 bottles of codeine-based syrup were recovered from a suspect, Joseph Usman, in a commercial bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra State to Abuja along Abaji-Abuja expressway on Friday, August 4.
In his reaction to the seizures and arrests, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers for their diligence, vigilance, and professionalism in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Marwa also charged them and their compatriots across the country not to rest on their oars.
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