NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Mortar, Backpack Bound for China, Italy, Nabs Suspected Drug Dealers Nationwide
Michael Olugbode in Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted cocaine consignments ingeniously concealed in a local mortar and the false bottom of a backpack destined for China and Italy, as it intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking syndicates.
The seizures, made by operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) at a Lagos logistics company on Thursday, involved 250 grammes of cocaine factory-fitted into the base of a traditional local mortar packaged for export to China and 500 grammes of cocaine hidden in the false compartment of a backpack bound for Italy.
The latest interceptions came as the anti-narcotics agency recorded a string of major arrests and seizures across Rivers, Anambra, Delta, Nasarawa and Zamfara states.
