NDLEA Intercepts Colorado, Cannabis Juice In Lagos Airport

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it intercepted consignments of Colorado concealed in vehicles imported from Montreal, Canada.

The agency also disclosed that it seized packs of cannabis juice flown in from South Africa, at Apapa and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, both in Lagos State.

The exhibits were meant for distribution ahead of the Christmas festive season at the Tincan seaport.

12 suspects including two dock workers and a wine shop businessman have so far been arrested in connection with the two seizures.

The statement, signed by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport and the search of a consolidated cargo from South Africa led to the discovery of smuggled bottles of cannabis juice with a gross weight of 16.50kg on Wednesday, December 21.

The NDLEA said it also recovered 152 kilograms of skunk from two dealers in Kano; 100,000 pills of Tramadol in Imo state and 520kgs of cannabis hidden in soft drinks crates loaded in a truck coming to Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory.

“At the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport, the search of a consolidated cargo. from South Africa led to the discovery of smuggled bottled Cannabis juice with a gross weight of 16.50kgs on Wednesday 21st December. Investigations by anti-narcotics officers subsequently led to the arrest of four freight agents: Soremekun Olalekan Wasiu; Olufisayo Dayo; Moruf Olusegun Bashir and Imole Moses Ajayi, whose statements eventually led to the arrest of the consignee, a wine shop business owner, Emebede Chuka, the following day Thursday 22nd Dec.

“Also, an attempt to export quantities of cannabis and ecstasy pills also known as MDMA concealed in beverage drink containers to Dubai, UAE, through the NAHCO export shed on Friday 23 Dec was frustrated while a vulcaniser given the assignment for a fee of N4,000, lyanda Ogunleye Yaya has been arrested.”