Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recovered Australia-bound cocaine and codeine-based syrup worth over N.119 billion.
The recoveries were part of the achievements of the NDLEA in the last one week as revealed in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to the statement endorsed by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, no fewer than 20 wraps of cocaine weighing 330 were recovered from a cargo going to Australia at a logistics firm in Lagos State by officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation.
The cocaine parcels were concealed around the body of face cream containers in the shipment.
A total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1,190,168,200 in street value, were intercepted in two containers watch-listed by the Agency following processed intelligence.
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The illicit consignments were discovered during joint examination of the containers by NDLEA operatives, Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies on January 9 and 10, 2025 at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers State.
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