The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, confirmed this in a statement he made available on Sunday.
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The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, announced the interception at a news conference in Lagos Wednesday.
The drug bust comes on the heels of a similar seizure of 14,080kg codeine syrup and 4,352.43kg cold caps used to conceal the former in a 40ft container imported from India, on Wednesday 2nd February, 2022 at the Apapa port. Both seizures followed intelligence from foreign partners and cooperation of other port stakeholders such as Customs, DSS, Navy and others.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday.
The state NDLEA Commander, Hajiya Maryam Sani, made the disclosure at a news conference in Katsina on Tuesday.