By: Kingsley Omonobi
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine concealed in local mortar and the false bottom of a backpack, packaged for shipment to China and Italy, respectively, through a logistics company in Lagos.
According to the agency, the seizures were made by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) on Thursday, 30th July 2026.
They include 250grams of cocaine, factory fitted into the base of a local mortar packed in a carton for export to China, and 500grams of the same Class A drug hidden in the false bottom of a backpack being shipped to Italy.
NDLEA also disclosed that its operatives in Rivers State arrested a 38-year-old notorious drug dealer, Ugo Gift Okonkwo, at Eagle Island Port Harcourt, following credible intelligence.
