NDLEA Busts UK Colos Pipeline, Seizes 2.3 Tonnes of Drugs
* Real estate agent, 70-year-old woman, others arrested Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled multiple drug trafficking networks operating across eight states, intercepting
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has dismantled several drug trafficking networks that operated across eight states. They intercepted consignments from the United Kingdom and recovered over 2.3 tonnes of various illicit drugs, including synthetic cannabis, tramadol, pregabalin, and cannabis. The agency's spokesman, Femi Babafemi, revealed that they intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis, also known as Colos, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
One seizure involved 27 parcels of synthetic cannabis, while the second arrest led to the recovery of 12.25 kilogrammes of the substance. The operations also uncovered attempts to hide drugs in music equipment, such as a music speaker rigged for transportation to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, and ultimately Liberia. In addition to synthetic cannabis, the NDLEA made significant drug seizures in Delta State, Kano, Kano, and other states.
These drugs included pentazocine injection, codeine syrup, tramadol, diazepam, flunitrazepam, MDMA, and pregabalin. The agency also intensified efforts against cannabis cultivation and distribution, destroying a large amount of skunk cannabis in Edo State's forests and seizing significant cannabis quantities in Kaduna and Bayelsa states.
Written by urgent.news from This Day's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
