The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives from different special units have intercepted large consignment of Cocaine and Colorado (strong strain of cannabis), imported from Durban, South Africa and Canada at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos.
This disclosure is contained in a statement issued by NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja on Sunday, January 21, 2024, where he stated that the drugs were concealed in 2 containers of household items.
Babafemi explained that the interception followed coordinated intelligence gathering and months of tracking of the containers by 3 special units of the NDLEA, adding that the illicit drugs were seized alongside arms, ammunition, sundry military effects and chemicals in kegs.
The NDLEA Spokesman listed some of the items recovered from the containers to include: 1, 274 parcels of Cocaine and Colorado with a total weight of 884.09 kilograms, in addition to different rounds of ammunitions.
He noted that with the exception of 32.5kg shipment of Colorado that came in used vehicles from Canada, the rest of the items were found in 2 of 3 containers that arrived the Tincan port from Durban, South Africa onboard a vessel.
