Elderly Man, 70, Arrested By NDLEA With ₦2.1bn In Codeine And Loud Seizures

Elderly Man, 70, Arrested By NDLEA With ₦2.1bn In Codeine And Loud Seizures....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 70-year-old grandfather in Nasarawa State with 57.2kg of cannabis. They also seized over ₦2.1 billion worth of codeine-based syrup and Loud, a synthetic cannabis strain, at the Port Harcourt seaports and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos………..CONTINUE READING

In addition, two suspects were arrested with 426kg of cannabis in Ekiti State. These developments were revealed in a statement signed by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.

The statement detailed various other arrests and seizures in the FCT, Katsina, and Nasarawa states.

The statement read, “Large consignments of codeine-based syrup and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis worth over ₦2.1 billion in street value, have been intercepted at the Port Harcourt seaports, Onne, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

“At the Lagos airport, NDLEA officers, with the cooperation of other security agencies, intercepted a large consignment of Loud packed in eight suitcases containing 320 parcels with a total weight of 164.50kg. The strong psychoactive substance, worth an estimated ₦960 million, arrived from Canada on a KLM flight via Amsterdam, Netherlands. The consignment was discovered at the E-arrival hall of the airport during a joint search operation while the suspect, Ughenu Nnaife Francis, attempted to smuggle the suitcases out of the hall.”

The suspect claimed he was recruited to transport the drugs from Canada to Nigeria for a fee of ₦6 million. He said he resided in Germany but traveled to Toronto to collect the drugs.

Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex seized a container from India containing 1,750 cartons of codeine, weighing 26,250kg and valued at ₦1.225 billion. The container, marked TEMU 6807401, was destined for Enugu and was discovered during a joint examination by the NDLEA, customs, and other security agencies.

Additionally, a 25-year-old woman, Blessing Thomas, was arrested in Abuja on May 31, with 1kg of methamphetamine. She was traveling by bus from Lagos to Yola, Adamawa State, when she was apprehended along the Kwali-Gwagwalada Expressway.

In Nasarawa State, on May 29, a 70-year-old grandfather, Muhammadu Ibrahim, was nabbed with 57.2kg of cannabis in Lafia, the state capital.

Two suspects, Suleiman Kazeem, 35, and Sunday Gbenga, 20, were arrested in Ara forest, Ara-Ekiti, Ekiti State, where 426kg of cannabis sativa was recovered. Additionally, over 4,000kg of the same substance was destroyed on 1.66 hectares of farmland on May 30.

In Katsina State, 76 blocks of cannabis weighing 42kg were seized from a Nigerien, Suleman Audu, 29, who was arrested along Zaria-Malumfashi Road on May 29

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