{"id":79250,"date":"2021-03-21T16:04:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=79250"},"modified":"2021-03-21T16:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T15:04:07","slug":"ndlea-seizes-200kg-of-hard-drugs-at-lagos-abuja-kano-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/ndlea-seizes-200kg-of-hard-drugs-at-lagos-abuja-kano-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA seizes 200kg of hard drugs at Lagos, Abuja, Kano airports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m82518\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">NDLEA simultaneously seized 200 kilograms of illicit substances at the<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lagos, Kano and Abuja airports last week.<\/p>\n<p>Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a<br \/>\nstatement issued on Sunday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that a 41-year-old Adewuyi Olayinka was arrested while trying<br \/>\nto export 650 grams of cocaine to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The drugs were wrapped in two parcels arranged to be taken through the<br \/>\nSkyway Aviation Handling Company export shed at the Murtala Muhammed<br \/>\nInternational Airport, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drugs were concealed in dry pepper and in herbal concoction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the same vein, 107kg of hard drug suspected to be Khat was seized at<br \/>\nthe cargo shed of the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while<br \/>\nbeing exported to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drug, which weighed 107kg, was concealed in golden colour<br \/>\ncellophane bags covered with textile materials and labelled as tea with<br \/>\na view to deceive and mislead our officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe so-called tea rose the suspicion of officers at the cargo shed who<br \/>\ninsisted that it must be subjected to laboratory analysis before it will<br \/>\nbe allowed to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is because the so-called tea came from Lagos by road to Kano and<br \/>\nour operatives wondered why the owner did not use the Murtala Mohammed<br \/>\nAirport in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shipment was delayed until sample was taken to our forensic<br \/>\nlaboratory for analysis. The result came out positive for Khat. It has<br \/>\nsince been seized and is now in our custody,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Babafemi also said an attempt by a trafficker to export 92.250kg of Khat<br \/>\nusing the Abuja airport was frustrated<\/p>\n<p>He added that the hard drug was packed in six cartons heading to<br \/>\nGoussainville in France and had been confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the clearing agent processing the consignment for export<br \/>\nclaimed the cargo was dried moringa leaves, but upon laboratory tests,<br \/>\nit turned out to be hard drug. 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