The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a Brazil-based man, Okafor Okwudili Moses, for the 2.55 kilogrammes of cocaine recovered from the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos.
NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the drug was discovered in a toilet at the E-Arrival hall of the airport on Friday, November 12.
The statement said it was hidden there by a trafficker who was scared of being caught by narcotic officers stationed at the airport.
It said the following day, Saturday November 13, the suspected owner of the consignment, Moses arrived at the airport from Brazil via an Ethiopian Airline flight and was promptly arrested.
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According to the statement, while being interviewed in custody, Moses allegedly confirmed that he was the owner of the seized illicit drug.
The statement also revealed that in other interdiction operations across the country, over 6,043.857 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs were recovered in five states of Adamawa, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Ebonyi with more than two hectares of cannabis farms destroyed.
It reads, “A suspected fake security agent, Abdullahi Mohammed, who claimed to be serving in one of the security formations in Mubi, Adamawa State, was arrested with four blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 4kg along Bazza- Michika road.
