The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with other security agencies, intercepted a significant quantity of drugs concealed in eight colorful suitcases at Lagos airport on May 31, 2024.
This interception was announced in an official statement by Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media & Advocacy at NDLEA, on June 2, 2024.
The suitcases held 320 parcels weighing a total of 164.50kg of a potent psychoactive substance originating from Canada on a KLM flight via Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The total value of the intercepted drugs is estimated to be N960,000,000.00.
The drugs were being transported by a 40-year-old passenger named Ughenu Nnaife Francis, who was apprehended at the E-arrival hall of the airport as he attempted to smuggle the suitcases out.
Investigations revealed that the suspect, a resident of Germany, traveled to Toronto, Canada, to bring the drugs to Nigeria. He claimed to have been recruited as a drug courier for a fee of Six Million Naira.
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