The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized the single largest haul of cocaine at the Kano airport since the creation of the MAKIA Command of the agency in 2006.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has seized the single largest haul of cocaine at the Kano airport since the creation of the MAKIA Command of the agency in 2006.
He said Calistus was nabbed through body screening during which he was found to have packed hundreds of cocaine pellets on his body.In a related development, Olanrewaju Akorede, an ex-convict, was caught by the NDLEA while attempting to export a consignment of rohypnol to South Africa through the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, Lagos.
“The suspect was intercepted at the departure point of terminal 2 of the Lagos airport during an outward clearance of passengers going to Italy,” the director said.
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