Eagle-eyed operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of opioids concealed in soles of shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, on Sunday, said the consignments were seized by the anti-narcotics agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
“A total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the export shed of the Lagos airport on 12th October 2024 and additional 380 tablets recovered from the home of the sender, Okenwa Kelvin Uchenna during a follow up operation in Enugu on Thursday 24th October. A cash of N968,880 and a Toyota Avalon car marked UWN 389 AS, were also recovered from the suspect at the time of his arrest,” he said.
“Not less than 293 ampoules of promethazine and pentazocine injection as well as 1.690kg cannabis and tramadol tablets concealed in hair attachments and soles of shoes going to the United States, United Kingdom and Oman were intercepted at three courier firms by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, in Lagos on Thursday 24th October.”
