The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs concealed in a wooden statue and imported vehicles.
In a statement on Sunday, the Spokesperson of the Agency, Femi Babafemi, said the consignments were meant for export to the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates.
They were found at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja and Tincan seaport in Lagos.
Babafemi said no less than 37.5 kilograms of such illicit consignments were intercepted in the past week.
Eleven persons were arrested in interdiction operations that led to the seizure of almost four tons of skunk in Kaduna, Kano and Lagos.
Part of the statement reads: “At the Lagos airport, a freight agent Ogunsina Damilare was arrested on Friday 6th January following a bid to export 1.5 kilograms of skunk hidden in foodstuffs to Dubai, UAE through the SAHCO export shed of the MMIA.
“A similar attempt to ship 11.5kgs of the same substance to the United Kingdom was frustrated when the consignment concealed in a giant wooden sculpture was intercepted by NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) at a courier company in Lagos.
“Curiously, the latter emanated from Ghana with London as destination.
“At the Tincan port in Lagos, a shipment of 24.5kilograms cannabis indica to Nigeria from Montreal, Canada was intercepted by operatives while an N8 Million bribe offered NDLEA officers by the importer has been secured in an account for the prosecution of the case.”
