The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) successfully intercepted an attempted smuggling operation at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. Operatives recovered a significant quantity of cocaine—845 wraps totaling 18.72 kilograms—intended for Lagos.
This thwarted operation involved members of an international drug syndicate with links across Brazil, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.
The NDLEA’s swift action is part of ongoing efforts to counter drug trafficking and dismantle syndicates targeting Nigeria as a transit hub
A statement released on Sunday, November 3 by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, says the drug consignments worth Four Billion Four Hundred and Ninety-Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N4,492,800,000) in street value were recovered from two lavatories of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft during the post landing cleaning of the cabin of flight ET900 from Addis Ababa to Lagos on Tuesday 29th October 2024.
The illicit drug consignments were wrapped in nine polythene bags and hidden in the waste collectors in the two rear lavatories of the aircraft, from where they were recovered after the MMIA Strategic Command of NDLEA was alerted about the strange objects. No fewer than 30 suspects have so far been grilled in connection with the seizure.
Investigations revealed that the seized drugs were conveyed from Brazil to Ethiopia through ingestion and excreted in Addis Ababa by a set of couriers while some other traffickers picked them up and attempted to smuggle them into Nigeria through the Lagos airport before their attempt was frustrated with the cooperation of the airline’s authorities and other airport stakeholders.
NDLEA seizes N4.4billion worth of cocaine concealed in Ethiopian aircraft lavatories; intercepts UK, UAE, and Australia-bound cocaine, cannabis, and tramadol concealed in body cream containers and artwork pic.twitter.com/KJWNPd9wlv
— The Peoples (@Peoplesbox) November 3, 2024
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