The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted over N2 billion worth of methamphetamine concealed in auto parts from Canada.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has intercepted over N2 billion worth of methamphetamine concealed in auto parts from Canada.
A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said two consignments of methamphetamine weighing 83.301 kilograms were recovered from separate containers bearing vehicles parts coming from Canada. He said the containers were headed to warehouses in the Ladipo automobile parts market in Mushin area of Lagos state.
Babafemi said one of the containers going to Ladipo market through the Sifax bonded terminal was examined on December 12 and 5.001kg of methamphetamine hidden in a bag wrapped in bed sheet that came in a Toyota Camry car, was recovered.He said Isaac Onwumere, a businessman linked with the consignment, was promptly arrested.December was found to contain 1, 735 parcels of Loud packed in 44 jumbo bags with a total weight of 867.
“The two meth consignments have a combined weight of 83.301kg worth One Hundred and Twenty-Four Million Nine Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand Naira while the 867.5kg Loud is worth Two Billion One Hundred and Sixty-Eight Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira in street value.“The seizures were made during a joint examination of the shipments with Customs and other port stakeholders.
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