The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted multiple drug shipments hidden in microwaves and lipsticks, and arrested a wanted drug kingpin.
This was disclosed in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi on Sunday.
According to the statement, at Lagos Airport, operatives uncovered 11.3kg of Loud cannabis hidden in microwaves from Thailand, while another operation intercepted 400 grams of cocaine and phenacetin built into lipsticks headed to Guinea.
Spokesperson Femi Babafemi also announced the arrest of notorious drug baron Okechukwu Izugha at his wife’s shop in Lagos.
He had been on the run since August 2024, when 9kg of cocaine linked to him was seized.
His wife, Maureen, is already serving time for drug trafficking.
Meanwhile, in Edo, NDLEA destroyed 28,000kg of cannabis on 11 hectares of farmland and seized over 700kg of drugs in Lagos.
