By Damilare Adeleye
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed the interception of a large consignment of Canadian Loud, an imported strong synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged in 324 bags with a gross weight of 111.2 kilograms in Onikan area of Lagos Island.
It was learnt that operatives of the anti-drug agency intercepted the consignment while being conveyed for distribution in an unregistered Grand Caravan vehicle by a 42-year-old suspect identified as Taofeek Yusuf.
According to Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, the arrest of Taofeek and seizure of the imported consignment on Friday, 12th January followed credible intelligence on the heels of the arrest of another drug trafficking suspect, Godwin ThankGod the previous day Thursday 11th January by NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.
It was reported that the Italy-bound Godwin was intercepted while attempting to board a Royal Air Maroc flight with quantities of codeine-based syrup and rohypnol concealed in his luggage.
Babafemi said the suspect, who is a regular flye, was arrested during a search of his luggage at the Departure Gate of Terminal 2 of the airport.
“The search to the discovery of five cartons consisting 50 bottles of codeine syrup and 300 tablets of rohypnol,” he said.
“In the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO import shed of the import on Friday 12th January recovered 30,000 packs of tramadol 225mg consisting 300,000 pills. The consignment, which came from Karachi, Pakistan on KLM Royal Dutch Airline, with airway bill number 074-62674964, was taken into custody following a joint examination with other security agencies at the airport”.
Meanwhile, various quantities of tramadol and cannabis sativa concealed in soles of sports canvas shoes going to Oman as well as another consignment of tramadol and rohypnol hidden in spices heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted at two courier firms in Lagos by NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation, DOGI, on Tuesday 9th January.