Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company have intercepted a consignment of Deafening, a man-made pressure of hashish, non-transperant in a cover, packaged for export to the UK on the Murtala Muhammed World Airport, Lagos.
A commentary on Sunday via the company’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, stated six parcels of the psychoactive substance with a improper weight of three.50 kilograms have been non-transperant within the cover.
“In his statement, Austin Balogun, who is the main agent who hired Sunday 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,” Babafemi added.
In any other operation, Babafemi stated two suspects, recognized as Joseph Adewale and Biodun Adelakun, have been arrested at Igbo Olumo, Ikorodu segment of Lagos, when the NDLEA operatives raided their hideout.
Babafemi said that seven litres of skuchies, a unused psychoactive substance produced with dark currant, hashish and opioids, have been recovered.
“Alternative reveals seized from the duo come with: 3 in the community made double-barrelled rifles; one in the community made double-barrelled pistol; one English-made pistol; one in the community made single-barrelled rifle; 3 cartridges and one emptied 9mm cartridge in addition to an iron-head awl.
“Another raid in Lagos on Sunday, January 19, led to the seizure of 47kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, and 25.46kg Nitrous Oxide popularly known as laughing gas at the notorious Akala area of Mushin,” Babafemi added.
In Ekiti Order, Babafemi stated a 26-year-old suspect, Adepoju Taiwo, was once arrested via the NDLEA officials on Thursday, January 23, with 1.950kg Canadian Deafening at Iworoko Street, Ilokun, Ado-Ekiti, the condition capital, month Auwal Sani was once nabbed via operatives on Monday, January 20, at Bode Saadu in Moro Native Govt Department of Kwara Order. A complete of fifty,000 drugs of tramadol 225mg weighing 36.56kg have been recovered from him.
“A Nigerien, Abubakar Lami, 45, with two others: Abba Sani, 35, and Auwal Aliyu, 32, were arrested by the NDLEA operatives at Gadar Tamburawa, Kano, while 13.1kg skunk and 125 litres of ‘suck and die’, a new psychoactive substance were recovered from them. In Gefen Kasa, Dawakin Kudu council area of Kano State, a cannabis plantation was located and destroyed by a team of the NDLEA officers who arrested a suspect, Sabo Ali Muhammad, 45, linked to the farm,” the commentary added.