NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden inside teabags at Abuja airport | TheCable

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested one Pascal Okolo for alleged possession of cocaine. In a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said the

TheIn a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said the cocaine weighed 4.1kilograms and wasHe said it was discovered during an inward clearance of a Qatar Airways flight that arrived in Nigeria from Sao Paulo via Doha on April 17.

“One of them is 33-year-old Pascal Ekene Okolo, an indigene of Ihe in Ogwu Local Government Area of Enugu state, who was arrested during an inward clearance of Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo via Doha at the arrival hall of the NAIA on Sunday 17th April. “The bid by another cartel to export 950grams of Heroin concealed in the soles of lady’s footwears through the MMIA cargo shed was equally foiled by anti-narcotic officers who have so far arrested two suspects linked to the crime. Those arrested between 16th and 17th April in connection with attempt to export the drug to Monrovia, Liberia include: Idokoja Solomon Chukwurah and Patrick John Tochukwu.

“Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in raids in Kano, Kaduna, Benue and Akwa Ibom state have seized no less than 88,734 doses of Tramadol, Pentazocine, Diazepam and Swinol,” he said.

 

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