NDLEA Arrests Canadian woman, others with over N9bn opioids
She was apprehended during inward clearance from a KLM flight from Canada on October 3, 2024.
A search of her luggage revealed 74 parcels of the drug, weighing 35.20kg, hidden in two of her three bags.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, Adrienne confessed she was recruited online to deliver the drugs to Lagos for 10,000 Canadian dollars, which she planned to use for her master’s degree tuition in Canada.
The drugs, valued at over N9 billion, were discovered in three containers arriving from India during a joint examination with Nigerian Customs and other port officials on 2nd and 3rd October 2024.
Babafemi stated that, “The opioids were recovered during a 100% examination of the cargoes with Customs and other stakeholders.”
Similarly, NDLEA officers at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos have intercepted 100 parcels of Canadian Loud, a potent form of synthetic cannabis weighing 50kg.
The illicit drugs were concealed in a container of imported vehicles from Canada.
“Acting on credible intelligence, operatives tracked the consignment to a warehouse in Ikorodu, where it was found hidden inside a Toyota Sienna. A suspect, Abubakar Shuaibu Ibrahim, has been arrested in connection with the seizure.
In Taraba State, NDLEA operatives intercepted a commercial bus travelling from Onitsha, Anambra, to Jalingo, discovering opioids hidden in the vehicle’s compartments. Two suspects, Pako Thomas and Emmanuel Anyigor, were arrested.
“Another suspect, Chibuzor Okafor, was arrested in Wukari with 80 blocks of cannabis, weighing 38kg, hidden in bags of garri,” Babafemi added in a statement issued on Sunday.
Meanwhile, one Bolanle Ajenifuja has been arrested in the Afo-Media area of Ojo in Lagos, where 700 litres of “skuchies,” a mixture of local chapman and illicit drugs, were recovered.
“Three more suspects, Ezekiel Akpele, Elijah Michael, and Goddard John, were apprehended during a raid on cannabis farms on the Edo-Ondo border.
“Over 9,966kg of cannabis was destroyed, and 48kg of processed psychoactive substances were recovered.”
He said that NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has commended the officers involved in the successful operations and acknowledged their efforts in cutting out the supply of illicit drugs into communities, thus reducing its availability on the streets.
