NDLEA Discovers Abandoned Cocaine At Lagos Airport

Few weeks after officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered 5.9kg of abandoned cocaine inside industrial equipment, another cocaine shipment has been abandoned at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.

The cocaine which weighed 4.6kg was hidden inside flasks packed with baby items. Like the first consignment, it originated from Panama, Central America on board a KLM flight.

The Agency also arrested four suspected drug traffickers who were found with narcotics.

A total seizure of 12.455kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of N137 million was made. NDLEA chairman, Ahmadu Giade disclosed that the abandoned cocaine and other arrests have shown that drug traffickers are having difficulties bringing in their drugs into the country.

According to the NDLEA Airport commander, Mr Hamza Umar, the names of the four alleged suspects are Onwuegbuaku Okechukwu Anselm, 35, Ifediora Romanus Obunike, 26, Ohaebosun Nickolas, 28, and Nwabueze Emmanuel Kansiriyochukwu, 31.

Source: Leadership