NDLEA Arrests Italy-Bound Woman With Heroin Concealed In Hair Cream Relaxer

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NDLEA Arrests Italy-Bound Woman With Heroin Concealed In Hair Cream Relaxer

Society gazette reports that Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said they have arrested an Italy-Bound woman With 100 wraps of heroin at the Lagos airport.

The agency said the suspect, Mrs. Nnadi, was arrested on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, during an outward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways flight to Florentine, Italy. The drugs found on her were concealed in five containers of hair relaxer cream.

In a statement signed by the Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said the agency have sustained their nationwide offensive action against drug traffickers with strings of arrests and seizures.

 

Babafemi also added, “On Thursday, 12th August, 2021, operatives of the MMIA Command of the agency intercepted a United Kingdom bound consignment of illicit drugs at the NAHCO export shed of the airport. Further investigation reveals the consignment contains 66.600kg of cannabis sativa; 1.600kg heroin and 1.450kg of cocainewithacombinedweight of 69.65kilograms, all concealed inside cosmetics.

“Earlier, precisely Thursday, 5th August, narcotic officers on routine patrol intercepted another consignment of 25.8 kilogrammes of cocaine and cannabis concealed inside food items going to London, U.K. at NAHCO export warehouse. When the export package was opened and examined, 2.3kg of cocaine and 23.5kg of compressed cannabis were discovered inside.

“During a patrol operation along Akure-Owo road, a team of operatives from Owo Area command of the Agency also intercepted a bus from Lagos en route Owo to Ibilo, Kogi State on 7th August. Recovered from the vehicle were six parcels of skunk weighing 3.6kg; 30 pinches of Crack Cocaine weighing 87grams and six sachets of Arizona weighing 265grams. Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the drug trafficking,” he said.

In the same vein, Benue State Command of the agency on Friday 13th, August, arrested an interstate trafficker, Eze Victor Ezenwanne, at Apir- Aliade Road, Makurdi with 65.436kilogrammes of diazepam tablets. Same day, a suspected fake soldier, Adeyemi Segun Olamide was arrested in Maiduguri, Borno State with 650 grammes of skunk while a Nigerian Army ex-staff sergeant, Muffat Ekong, and one Frank Iredia Obamwonyi were arrested on Wednesday 11th August with 286.3 kilogrammes of cannabis at Ogwashi Uku, Delta State on their way to Enugu State.