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NDLEA intercepts N10bn worth of heroin, khat at Lagos, Kano airports NDLEA intercepts N10bn worth of heroin, khat at Lagos, Kano airports
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano have intercepted and seized consignments of heroin and khat with a street value of over a N10billion.
At the Lagos airport, during cargo examination at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Import Shed, a freight agent had presented a cargo from South Africa with an Ethiopian Airline ET 3901 Airway Bill no: 071-40689003 for examination before NDLEA operatives attached to the beat.
Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, excreted 113 wraps of cocaine after his arrest at same airport. He said the two suspects excreted 191 pellets of heroin and cocaine while under observation. He said on April 10 during the outward screening of passengers on Ethiopian airline to Italy, NDLEA operatives in the airport intercepted and referred one
Chukwudi Destiny for scanning and the scan result proved positive to drug ingestion. “
Consequently, he was placed under excretion observation and in the process; he excreted 92 pellets of Heroin with a total weight of 1.300kg.
“Also on April 12 during the inbound examination of consignments on Ethiopian airline cargo flight from South Africa, operatives at Skyway Aviation Handling Company import shed made a seizure of 11.550kg of heroin.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Henry, with 1.750kg cocaine worth N423 million.
Mr Femi Babafemi, director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja, that Henry, a Spain-bound trafficker, was nabbed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
Babafemi further explained that the suspect was arrested on Sunday, adding that he excreted 113 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.750kg with a street value of N423 million. x
He added that the suspect was about boarding a Turkish Airline flight number TK0626 at about 8 p.m. when he was apprehended at screening 2 point.