NDLEA INTERCEPTS 8BN WORTH OF COCAINE AT LAGOS AIRPORT, NABS BRAZIL-BASED DRUG KINGPIN
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kg with a value of over N8 Billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
The Agency also arrested a Brazil-based drug lord, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, on Friday May 14 for importing 27.95kg of cocaine using their organised criminal gang, which specialises in tagging/planting drugs in innocent travellers’ luggage.
In a press statement by the Agency's Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, it said narcotic agents at the International Airport had on Saturday 8th May, 2021 intercepted a bag that arrived Lagos airport from GRU, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Ethiopian airline with baggage tag No- ET331199 but was disclaimed by an arriving passenger on the flight.
He said the disclaimed bag was promptly secured by NDLEA operatives for investigation.
The NDLEA spokesperson revealed a man came to the airport to make an inquiry on how to get the disclaimed bag released. This prompted the NDLEA to arrest him and begin thorough investigation on him.
Femi Babafemi added that the bag was opened in the presence of the man who came to claim it and it was discovered that 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95kg was hidden inside it.
Upon subsequent investigations, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, was arrested as the prime suspect on Friday when he arrived from Ethiopia.
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