Drug Bust In Lagos: Cocaine, Marijuana Found In Candles And Clothing

Drug Bust In Lagos: Cocaine, Marijuana Found In Candles And Clothing

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized illicit shipments of Cocaine and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves, and ladies’ native wears at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA).

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi disclosed that suspects linked to them were also arrested.

Speaking via a statement on Sunday, Babafemi said a businessman, Abdulwahab Owolabi Alebiosu, was on Thursday 18th July 2024 arrested at his Horizon Court, Lekki, Lagos residence after a consignment of 40 parcels of Loud weighing 20.30 kilograms hidden in packs of chessboards, scrabbles, checkers, and poker set, brought in from Canada on a British Airways flight was intercepted at the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport during a joint examination of the cargo with men of Customs Service.

According to the statement, a search of his home also led to the recovery of more exhibits including some drug paraphernalia, such as a weighing scale, and cannabis potency test kit, while four vaping machines were recovered from his business premises on Admiralty Way, Lekki.

Babafemi said a Mikano black truck with registration number FST 657 HP was also recovered from his house.

He said in the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the NAHCO export shed of the MMIA on Friday 19th July intercepted two jumbo bags going to Pakistan.

Babafemi explained said the bags contained dried hibiscus leaves, dried bitter leaves, and other food items, which were used to conceal four parcels of cocaine and 14 parcels of Loud, both weighing 1.360kg.

According to the statement, further investigations led to the arrest of a businesswoman, Eze Queen Ogechi who claimed she was sending the illicit consignment to Pakistan on the instruction of her brother, Eze Nnamdi Promise based in the South Asia country.