Categories: Crimes

NDLEA intercepts Europe-bound drugs hidden in alcoholic drink sachets, black soap tablets

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted three consignments of illicit drugs heading to the United Kingdom at a courier company in Lagos.

The illicit drugs were intercepted by NDLEA officers on Thursday and Friday, October 10, 2025.

The spokesperson for the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, disclosed that one of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine, was recovered from blocks of glass ceramics, while another shipment contained 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections, respectively.

Babafemi revealed that the third consignment contained 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in Vitamin C container, all going to the UK.

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He said bids by another set of criminal syndicates to ship 2.6kg skunk and 422grams tapentadol 250mg concealed in tablets of black soap heading to Turkey, 169 grams of cocaine hidden in lady’s handbags going to Australia, and 568 grams of Loud concealed in containers of herbs going to United Arab Emirates (UAE) were thwarted by NDLEA operatives at some courier companies in Lagos.

Babafemi added that 27,510 pills of rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks going to South Africa were also intercepted by NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

Babafemi disclosed that an Italy-based businessman, Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen, was arrested by operatives while attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tabs of tapentadol 200mg hidden in food items to the European country.

The NDLEA spokesman said the suspect claimed he was trafficking the opioids for someone else for €945.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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