NDLEA intercepts 16.85kg cocaine, heroin consignments at Lagos seaport, airport

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National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of cocaine and heroin with a combined weight of 16.85 kilograms worth

over N4.9 billion in street value at the Apapa seaport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

He said four persons are currently being investigated for the 13.65kg cocaine seized onboard a ship, MV Karteria that came into the Apapa port from Santos, Brazil on Sunday, November 7, 2021, barely three weeks after 32.9kg of cocaine was intercepted at the port on another vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, also from Santos, Brazil.

“Ude Onyeka confessed that his elder brother, Ikenna Ude, who is based in South Africa, had instructed him to collect the bag containing the drug and hand it over to another person who was supposed to come from Delta State. A second follow-up operation led to the arrest of Abanjo Innocent who came to Lagos from Delta State to pick the bag containing the drug around Cele Bus stop, Okota, on Saturday 6th November.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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