Operatives of the Countrywide Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 38-year-aged businessman, Philip Tunde, alongside 4.80kg of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Lagos.
The agency said the Loud and codeine consignments recovered at the Onne Port had a integrated street value of N833.2 million.
In Osun Status, NDLEA operatives destroyed 20,234kg of skunk from 8.0936 hectares of cannabis farm in Area 4, Ife South Community Government Area, on Wednesday, September 30.
The drugs were concealed in a bottle of energy drink and sent as a waybill package from a commercial bus driver along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway the former day.
Operatives recovered 40 packs of Loud weighing 22kg from a travelling bag and three of five vehicles — a Toyota Matrix, Toyota Corolla and Hyundai Elantra — shipped in one of the containers.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at the joint screening aspect of Terminal 2 although preparing to board a Royal Air Maroc flight to Milan, Italy.
The same day, operatives arrested 23-year-earlier Osazuwa Iyabor Michael at Auchi Bypass, Benin City, alongside 59g of Loud, 12g of Colorado, 19g of tramadol, 16g of methamphetamine, 4g of Swinol and 4g of Molly.
The campaigns were held at institutions including St. Paul’s Supporting School, Oji, Enugu; Olu-Odo Principal School, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos; Government Junior Additional School, Tsamiya, Kano; Christ’s School, Ado Ekiti; and Government Science Supporting School, Lokoja, Kogi Status.
Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), commended officers and men of the affected commands for what he described as intelligence-driven operations.
NDLEA Chairman and Director Executive Officer, Brig. Gen.
The drugs were concealed in two refrigerators and two cartons.
A investigate of one of the containers on Saturday, September 3, led to the recovery of 161 parcels of Thai Loud, a solid strain of cannabis, weighing 124kg and valued at N372 million.
The agency moreover continued its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation campaigns across the country, including officials visiting schools, worship centres, workplaces and communities.
A trace-up operation at Ladipo Spare Parts Advertise on Wednesday, September 30, too led to the arrest of 23-year-former Ekundayo Taiwo later than the seizure of 61g of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, and 24g of methamphetamine.
The NDLEA said he had been on the run because December 2020 once allegedly jumping bail granted by the court.
The agency furthermore announced the arrest of 47-year-previous Idris Mohammed Kurra, a fugitive who allegedly jumped bail six years ago.
In Edo Situation, NDLEA operatives raided the residence of 35-year-earlier Saturday Omimi at Uyere society, Ovia North-East Regional Government Area, on Friday, October 2, recovering 32.2kg of cannabis sativa.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives additionally intercepted substantial consignments of illicit drugs at the Apapa, Tin Can Island and Onne ports, including the seized substances having a integrated street value of additional than N5 billion.
At the Onne Port in Rivers Situation, two containers placed on the NDLEA watchlist were jointly examined using Customs and other security agencies.
In Lagos, operatives on Monday, September 28, raided an unoccupied compound at Divine Estate, Ago Palace, where they recovered 209,000 tablets of tramadol.
A additional 195 wraps of the substance were found covered in the railings of four travelling bags. The substances tested constructive for cocaine and weighed a joined 4.80kg.
According to the NDLEA, the container originated from India and was routed by path of Saudi Arabia, where its chronology of origin was allegedly deleted to steer clear of detection.
The second container contained 109,600 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup weighing 16,440kg.
At the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Tuesday, September 29, conducted a joint examination of a watch-listed container from Montreal, Canada.
At the Apapa port, operatives acting on intelligence subjected two containers from Bangkok, Thailand, to 100 per cent examination alongside Customs officials and other stakeholders.
In Plateau Situation, a 41-year-previous suspect, Agbo Dennis, was arrested on Tuesday, September 29, at the West of Mines area of Jos North following the seizure of 33 bags of skunk weighing 385kg.
He reportedly said he raised the finance from remuneration he received following an injury sustained during the time that operating at a plastic manufacturing organization in Italy, where he lost the tips of two fingers.
He was facing trial ahead of the Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau Declare, over alleged possession and dealing in 198kg of skunk.
Kurra was arrested on Tuesday, September 29.
During interrogation, Tunde reportedly told investigators that he paid N16 million in cash for the cocaine concealed in the shoes, whereas the consignment covered in the bags was intended for delivery to his partner in Italy.
A adhere to-up operation led to the arrest of the alleged owner of the consignment, 29-year-aged Michael Chukwuememka Uzoma, at Utako, Abuja.
According to a declaration issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Resource of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, the operatives recovered 16 parcels of white powder concealed in the soles of eight pairs of trainers and canvas shoes.
In Kogi Situation, NDLEA officers on patrol along the Okene-Lokoja Highway on Wednesday, September 30, intercepted a Lagos-Abuja commercial bus and recovered two sachets containing methamphetamine weighing 1kg.
The consignment was valued at further than N3.8 billion. The drugs were concealed in a Toyota Sienna and a Hyundai Elantra, alongside 24 blue drums and six jumbo bags in the container.
The operation led to the recovery of 2,595 parcels of Canadian Loud weighing 1,297.5kg.
He urged them and other personnel across the country to sustain efforts against drug trafficking networks whereas maintaining the agency’s balanced technique to drug management.
NDLEA intercepts Italy-bound businessman alongside cocaine consignments
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