The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 31,750,000 pills of 240mg Voltron at the Apapa seaport in Lagos
This is contained in a statement in Lagos on Sunday by Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy of NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja.
Babafemi said that a controlled opioid, were packaged and concealed in a container imported from India, as diclofenac sodium 100mg tablets.
He said that the discovery was made on Wednesday Nov.6, during a joint examination of the container with men of Customs Service and other security agencies.
“Also at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, import shed Ikeja Lagos, NDLEA officers on Tuesday intercepted a 700grams consignment of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis.
“A software engineer, Olu Marshal, who showed up to collect the package was promptly arrested and a follow up search of his home in Lekki led to the recovery of some drug paraphernalia, including a cannabis crusher.
“Attempt by another suspect, Orji Ogbonna Nnaorji to send 32.50kg bottles of codeine syrup and 5.70kg cannabis to London, UK, concealed in tiger nuts cargo through the export shed of the Lagos airport was also frustrated by NDLEA operatives on Friday.
“A follow up operation, however, led to the arrest of Orji at his warehouse in Ajao estate, Lagos” BabaFemi said.
NAN
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