Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recovered drug consignments worth ₦4.4 billion hidden in the lavatories of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft.
According to a statement on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the drugs were discovered during the post-landing cleaning of flight ET900 from Addis Ababa to Lagos on October 29, 2024.
Babafemi stated that the drugs were wrapped in nine polythene bags and concealed in the waste collectors in the two rear lavatories of the aircraft.
He added that at least 30 suspects are being questioned in connection with the drugs uncovered.
He added that investigations revealed that the seized drugs were transported from Brazil to Ethiopia by ingestion and excreted in Addis Ababa by a group of couriers. Other traffickers then attempted to smuggle them into Nigeria through Lagos airport before their plan was thwarted with the cooperation of the airline’s authorities and other airport stakeholders.
Babafemi also revealed that drugs concealed in body cream containers and artworks were also recovered by the agency’s operatives from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, on Monday, October 28.
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