NDLEA Intercepts US, UK, DRC-bound Illicit Drug Consignments At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed successful frozen snails, electrical bulbs and pistillate apparel heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Democratic Republic of Congo.

The consignments were intercepted astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and a courier institution successful Lagos, wherever operatives of the anti-narcotic bureau besides arrested astatine least, 2 suspects linked to them.

NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said 1 of the suspects, a cargo agent, Boladale Riliwan was arrested connected October 7, 2025 pursuing the find of 15 parcels of skunk, a strain of cannabis, concealed successful 10 pieces of elephantine rechargeable electrical bulbs helium presented successful a carton for airfreight to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) astatine the export shed of the Lagos Airport.

Another suspect, a 48-year-old Olawale Oyebola Hakeemot, a UK-based Public Health Assistant, was arrested connected Sunday October 12, astatine the departure hallway of terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja pursuing the find of frozen snails utilized to conceal 2,300 pills of tramadol 225mg successful her luggage portion heading to Manchester, United Kingdom, connected a Qatar Airways flight.

Babafemi besides said effort by different syndicate to export 810 pills of bromazepam hidden successful pistillate apparel going to the United States was besides thwarted by NDLEA officers astatine a courier institution successful Lagos connected Thursday October 16th.

In Adamawa State, a fishy Bello Buba was arrested by operatives astatine an NDLEA cheque constituent successful Namtari, Yola South LGA.

A full of 38,270 pills of tramadol concealed successful the spare tyre, boot, and doorway compartments of his Honda Civic car which helium drove from Benin Republic for smuggling into Nigeria were seized connected Sunday October 12th.

In Oyo state, Aliyu Muhammed, 50; Babarinde Segun, 32; Ogunbiyi Sanjo, 30; and Ajani Oluro, 30, were nabbed with 596kg skunk astatine Apata-Ako, Igboora, portion Jacob Afolabi, 30, and Salako Oluwatobi, 25, were arrested with 273kg of aforesaid substance astatine Odo-Oyan, Igangan, connected Thursday 16th October.

In Lagos, nary less than 11 bags of skunk weighing 117kg were recovered from the basal of a fishy Ramoni Olukowi successful Mushin country connected Saturday, October 18.

A full of 80,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup were besides seized successful a instrumentality earlier watch-listed by NDLEA connected its mode from India during a associated introspection of the shipment with men of the Nigeria Customs Service and different information agencies astatine the Apapa Port connected Tuesday, October 14th.