Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company have intercepted a cargo of hashish, often referred to as “Loud” hazy in a cover and destined for the UK.
The company’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a commentary on Sunday that the consignment was once intercepted on the Murtala Muhammed Global Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday.
The commentary unmistakable that two suspects-Adakole Sunday and Austin Balogun, connected to the consignment have been instantly arrested following the invention by way of NDLEA officials.
“Six parcels of the psychoactive substance with a gross weight of 3.50 kilograms were concealed inside the duvet,” the commentary partially learn.
“In his statement, Austin Balogun who is the main agent who hired Adakole, claimed he was paid N700,000 to cargo the consignment to the UK but spent a fraction of the money on export handling charges and the bulk to pay for an apartment,” the commentary added.
Babafemi added {that a} raid within the Ikorodu segment of Lagos resulted in the invention of a hideout the place “skuchies” and guns have been recovered.
He wrote, “A minimum of, two suspects-Joseph Oluwasegun Adewale and Biodun Adelakun-were arrested at Igbo Olomu, Ikorodu segment of Lagos when NDLEA operatives raided their hideout within the folk the place seven litres of skuchies, a unused psychoactive substance produced with dark currant, hashish and opioids, have been recovered.
“Other exhibits seized from the duo include: three locally-made double barrel riffles; one locally-made double barrel pistol; one English made pistol; one locally-made single barrel rifle; three cartridges and one empty 9mm cartridge as well as an iron – head axe.”
In the meantime, every other raid within the Akala segment of Mushin in Lagos on January 19, reportedly resulted in the seizure of 47kg skunk, a pressure of hashish, and 25.46kg Nitrous Oxide popularly referred to as guffawing gasoline.
The operations reportedly prolonged past Lagos, as a 26-year-old suspect, Adepoju Taiwo, was once stuck and arrested on January 23 in Ekiti Condition with 1.950kg of Canadian Noisy, hour Auwal Sani was once nabbed on January 20 within the Moro Native Executive Section of Kwara Condition when 50,000 tablets of tramadol 225mg weighing 36.56kg have been seized from him.
The commentary added, “A Nigerien, Abubakar Lami, 45, with two others: Abba Sani, 35, and Auwal Aliyu, 32, have been arrested by way of NDLEA operatives at Gadar Tamburawa, Kano, hour 13.1kg skunk and 125 litres of ‘suck and die’, a unused psychoactive substance, was once recovered from them.
“In Gefen Kasa, Dawakin Kudu council area of Kano State, a cannabis plantation was located and destroyed by a team of NDLEA officers who arrested a suspect, Sabo Ali Muhammad, 45, linked to the farm.”
The Chairman/ Govt Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd.) reportedly recommended the officials concerned within the operations and emphasised the company’s constancy to fighting drug trafficking and selling drug abuse prevention.