NDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound cocaine hidden in body cream

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again intercepted 46 wraps of cocaine weighing 547 grams hidden in body cream going to Saudi Arabia.

This comes barely a week after NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) uncovered 20 parcels of cocaine concealed inside religious books going to Saudi Arabia at a logistics company in Lagos State.

The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made this known via a statement issued on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Babafemi disclosed that the latest seizure was made at a courier firm in Lagos on Wednesday, April 23.

Babafemi listed another consignment intercepted same day to include 1.8kg pentazocine injection and 60grams bromazepam tablets heading to Canada.

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He added that at the Seme border area of Badagry in Lagos, three Ghanaian ladies were arrested at the Gbaji checkpoint by NDLEA operatives while attempting to smuggle 4.8 kilograms of Ghana Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, into Nigeria on Sunday, April 20.

Babafemi identified the suspects arrested as Haziza Zubairu, 42; Samirat Mustapha, 43; and 26-year-old Jamila Salifu.

Commending the anti-narcotic officers for the arrests and seizures, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), also commended them for ensuring a fair balance between drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts in the country.

The Star