N540 Million Naira Drugs Seized At Lagos Airport

Drug traffickers seem not to be getting it, the Govt is against what they do to earn a living, dealing in hard drugs is bad and as for Nigeria, NDLEA is working hard on killing this ill trade and that is why more of these drugs are been seized at various airports in Nigeria.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said its Muritala Muhammed International Airport Command, Lagos, seized 73.090kg of narcotic drugs between July and September, 2013. The drugs intercepted were worth N540m, while cocaine had the highest volume. The agency also apprehended 23 suspected drug traffickers in possession of hard drugs within the period. The NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, who confirmed the third quarter performance report, said those arrested included 19 males and four females.

He said, “The MMIA Command intercepted 23 suspected drug traffickers and seized 73.090kg of various narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The seized drugs included 35.79kg of cocaine; 4.18kg of heroin; 9.120kg of methamphetamine and 24kg of cannabis.” The Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, told our correspondent on Friday that the Chairman/Chief Executive of the agency, Ahmadu Giade, said efforts were ongoing to dismantle drug trafficking syndicates in the country.

He said, “We have intelligence report on some drug cartels and we are working very hard to dismantle more drug cartels in the days ahead. Most cocaine import comes from Brazil, while methamphetamine goes out to South Africa and Europe. We hope to make a significant breakthrough in our counter-narcotics campaign efforts.” ...Source