Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Babafemi said NDLEA operatives in Akwa Ibom state, acting on credible intelligence, on Friday, 21st August intercepted the illicit substance in a wooden boat on the high seas conveying hard drugs to fishing settlements in the Republic of Cameroon.
“Three suspects who were arrested on board the boat, which was heading to Ine Isu, Ine Mbah and Ine Ikot Itie Udung fishing ports in Cameroon, include: Etima Effiong Eekpo, 29, caught with 1.120kg skunk; Otobong Eyoh Etukudoh, 33, who had 42.060kg of skunk in his possession; and 27-year-old Kingsley Effiong John, who was found with 20grams of cocaine cleverly concealed inside a large wrap of edible cassava fufu, alongside 435grams of skunk. A total of 42.622kg of narcotics was recovered from the trio,” Babafemi said.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, retired Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa, hailed the agency’s operatives for the interception and urged them to do more.
