The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs concealed in female head wears and wooden sofas in separate operations at the Lagos airport.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
At the import shed of the airport, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 4th November intercepted 32 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 16.15 kilograms, concealed inside two wooden sofas in a consolidated cargo that arrived from Houston, Texas, United States aboard a Turkish Airlines flight.
A freight agent, Ibrahim Abdulwaheed Adewale, who came forward to clear the consignment was taken into custody.
In a follow-up operation on Friday 6th November, a 34-year-old caterer from Ibadan, Oyo State, Adeoye Sarafa Ojo, who walked in to collect the package was arrested. Adeoye claimed he was sent by a friend, Taiwo Anuoluwapo Olusegun.
At courier companies in Lagos, NDLEA operatives also intercepted three shipments of tramadol going to the UK.
The shipments included 20 capsules from Benin City and 96 capsules from Sapele, Delta State, both concealed in vitamin C containers, and 600 tablets of Tramadol 225mg from Asaba hidden in female head wears.
