NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 4,959 kilograms of Canadian Loud cannabis valued at N12.397bn at the Apapa Port in Lagos and dismantled a syndicate that plants illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers at motor parks.
The agency also arrested a businesswoman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with 7.5 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage while she was travelling to Beijing, China.
NDLEA disclosed the arrests and seizures in a statement released on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
According to the agency, 38-year-old Iwebema Ogechi Peace was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the Lagos airport on June 21 following credible intelligence.
