Categories: Crimes

NDLEA intercepts Europe-bound drugs hidden in phone chargers, food items at Lagos airport

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of food items used to conceal 40 wraps of methamphetamine with a total weight of 2.30 kilograms heading to Hong Kong via Turkish Airlines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

Babafemi revealed that the illicit drugs were intercepted at the NAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport on Monday, September 15.

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Babafemi noted that a 59-year-old suspect, Umelo Ifeanyi Venatus, who presented the consignment as part of a consolidated cargo, has been taken into custody.

He said another consignment of illicit drug packaged for Europe was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday, September 18.

The NDLEA spokesperson stated that during a thorough examination of the shipment, seven pieces of phone charger going to New Zealand were found to contain 257 grams of cocaine.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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