The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 12 large parcels of cocaine concealed in false bottom of food flasks heading to the United Kingdom via a Virgin Atlantic Airline flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, April 19, saying the cocaine consignment with a gross weight of 2.80 kilograms was intercepted by anti-narcotic operatives attached to the export shed of the Lagos airport on April 9, 2026.
Babafemi said two cargo agents involved in the export bid – Ama Obinna Ufeim, 33, and Ogabi 39-year-old Monday Akorede – were swiftly arrested.
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Babafemi said further investigation revealed a 52-year-old freight and forwarding agent, Agoro Tajudeen Moninuola, as the sender of the consignment, adding that the suspect was arrested in a follow-up operation.
He added that a 53-year-old female suspect, Alice Sunday Udoh, was arrested on Thursday, April 16, when NDLEA officers supported by soldiers raided a forest in Uwet community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, where 15,000 kilograms of skunk on six hectares of farmland were destroyed and 119kg of same substance recovered.
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