NDLEA Confiscates N32bn Worth Of Cocaine At Lagos Port

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kilogram (100.05pds), with an estimated street value of over N32 billion.

The agency said the latest arrests and seizure were borne out of aggressive action against drug barons and cartels in the country.

The consignment containing the illicit drug was put under surveillance by operatives at the Tincan Command of the NDLEA for some days until two clearing agents showed up on Monday, February 8, 2021 to clear it.

According to the NDLEA Commander, Tincan Port Command, Sumaila Ethan, the two clearing agents were promptly arrested and the consignment, which was brought into Nigeria from Bazil on board a vessel marked MV SPAR SCORPIO, properly searched.

Ethan said; “After a thorough search, we discovered 40 compressed parcels, which after laboratory investigations tested positive to cocaine. The two clearing agents have been taken into custody while we continue with the investigation. The seizure is no doubt an attestation to the renewed vigour in the operations of the agency.”

He stated this while briefing the media on Tuesday at the Ikoyi office of the agency.

He noted that the Tincan Port seizure is coming on the heels of similar ones at the Lagos and Abuja airports as well as from the FCT, Edo, Katsina, Nasarawa and Benue states’ Commands in the last three weeks.

Gen. Marwa, while commending the Commander, officers and men of the Tincan Port Command for the operation, charged them and other Commands across the country to remain vigilant and on red alert.

“The successes we’re recording in the last three weeks can only serve as a challenge to raise the bar and do more. We’ll continue to do our best to motivate the officers and men of the agency, and we expect full commitment, dedication to work and discipline in return so that we can collectively achieve the goal of ridding our nation of illicit drugs”, he stated.