Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Lagos have intercepted a carefully packaged consignment of 8.2 kilograms of methamphetamine at a motor park in Mazamaza, Ojo area of the state.
Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement he issued on Sunday.
Babafemi said the highly addictive illicit substance, also called ice or crystal meth, was packed in imported Dunkin’ turtle love chocolate wraps and then concealed in the casing of three loudspeakers.
A 39-year-old suspect, Michael Odiomume, who was sending the consignment to Owerri, the Imo State capital, was promptly arrested on June 19, 2024 at the park.
Two suspects: Obi Ferguson,45, and Ernest Abanum, 46, were arrested on June 22, 2024 when NDLEA operatives raided the Usen forest in Ovia South West Local Government Area Edo State, where 209kg cannabis and a motorcycle were recovered.
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