Sh*cking Discovery: Cocaine Stashed Inside Dried Fish Heads As National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Strikes
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large shipment of cocaine cleverly concealed inside the heads of imported dry stockfish destined for India.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Director of Media and Advocacy at NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja, Femi Babafemi, revealed that the drugs were seized from a trafficking syndicate involved in distributing illicit substances across different parts of the world, particularly India.
The agency noted that the operation was based on credible intelligence about the group’s transnational criminal activities.
According to the statement, a search of the consignment led to the discovery of 237 wraps of cocaine hidden inside stockfish heads, weighing a total of 5.80 kilograms. The shipment was reportedly en route to Delhi, India.
In a separate operation in Lagos, operatives from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) on March 25 intercepted two illegal consignments bound for the United Kingdom at a courier company. One shipment contained 1.9 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in automobile filters, while the other included 40 ampoules of morphine sulphate and nine ampoules of fentanyl.
The agency also disclosed that on March 26, a Special Operations Unit raided the residence of a suspected drug syndicate leader, 46-year-old Omolade Abigail Jolayemi, in Yaba, Lagos, arresting her and her associate, Sarah Zainab Agbabiaka, 31. During the raid, officers recovered 135 blocks of cannabis (Ghana Loud) weighing 76.30kg. Investigations revealed that Jolayemi, popularly known as “Iya Ghana,” operated a drug network under the cover of a fabric trading business, supplying drugs between Nigeria and Ghana.
In another arrest, an 80-year-old man, Oke Samuel, was apprehended in Ekiti State with 2.2kg of skunk and a small quantity of methamphetamine. Additional operations across Ondo, Benue, Edo, and Taraba states led to the seizure of large quantities of cannabis and other illicit drugs, along with multiple arrests.
Notably, operatives intercepted a truck in Taraba State carrying 100 blocks of skunk (135kg) hidden in animal feed, leading to the arrest of two suspects, Osama Mamuda and Auwal Umar.
The NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended officers across various commands for their recent successes, praising their continued efforts in both drug supply reduction and demand reduction nationwide.
