The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted several attempts to traffic illicit substances across Nigeria.
In a significant breakthrough, operatives at the Port Harcourt International Airport intercepted a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi, who attempted to export 2.523 kilograms of cocaine to Iran. The suspect had concealed the drug in her private parts, stomach, and handbag.
Obehi, who was dressed in a hijab, was intercepted at the departure hall of the Port Harcourt airport while trying to board a Qatar Airline flight to Iran via Doha. She claimed she was recruited to swallow 70 pellets of cocaine but could only ingest 67, and inserted the remaining three into her private parts.
In another incident, NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport intercepted a 22-year-old British national, Campell Kaizra Kofi Johannes Slifer, with 37.60kg of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis. Slifer, who had previously been convicted twice in the UK for drug trafficking and robbery, claimed he was recruited in London to pick up the consignment in Thailand and bring it to Nigeria.
NDLEA officers in Niger state intercepted a fuel truck market and three other vehicles loaded with 3,047 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis. Four suspects were arrested in connection with the seizure.
The NDLEA also reported other notable seizures, including 109,914 pills of tramadol, 52.5kg of skunk, and 505kg of skunk in separate incidents in Lagos, Kaduna, and Bauchi states. Additionally, 775 litres of codeine syrup were recovered from two suspects in Kano.
The NDLEA has continued to pursue its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy activities across the country, with sensitization lectures delivered to students and staff of various schools.
The agency’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, praised the officers and men of the agency for their efforts in combating drug trafficking and promoting drug demand reduction.
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