Taiwo Jimoh 
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine injection, morphine sulphate, ketamine injection, among others, concealed in soles of shoes, clothes and other items being shipped to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus.
While no less than 250 grams of cocaine going to Cyprus was hidden in soles of custom-made shoes, over five kilograms of opioids heading to the US and UK were discovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations, DOGI, in clothes and other household items meant to be shipped through some courier firms in Lagos.
The Agency’s Spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement yesterday said a consignment of 440 grams of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis coming from Canada to Lagos was equally intercepted by personnel in one of the logistic companies.
Babafemi said NDLEA personnel in Edo State on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 intercepted a vehicle marked Abuja GWA 273 DD at Ewu junction, Esan Central LGA, following credible intelligence.
The luggage of one of the occupants, Aminu Abdullahi, 32, was searched and found to contain custard containers, where 3,000 pills of tramadol 225mg were buried in the custard powder.
