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NDLEA intercepts Saudi, UK-bound cocaine hidden in lipsticks

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively.

The illicit drug consignments were recovered from cargos being prepared for shipment at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

A total of 420grams of cocaine factory fitted in 84 pieces of female lipsticks heading to the UK were seized, while 280grams of the same Class A drug were uncovered in a property title document (Certificate of Occupancy, C of O) being sent to Saudi Arabia.

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The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who made this known via a statement on Sunday, said a notorious drug kingpin Ajetsibo Emami, popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’, was on Saturday, June 28, arrested in the Ikeja area of Lagos.

Babafemi stated that NDLEA operatives dismantled the suspect’s drug trafficking network in a three-day operation leading to the arrest of three other suspects.

Recovered from Emami’s network were 24 jumbo bags containing 681 pouches of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 414.2 kilograms.

“The bust of Emami’s drug ring followed credible intelligence on his attempt to move the shipment to Lekki area of Lagos, from where it will be distributed to other parts of the state and across the country,” Babafemi added.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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