The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted four thousand, nine hundred and fifty-nine kilograms of Canadian Loud cannabis valued at twelve point three nine seven billion naira at the Apapa Port in Lagos, dismantling a syndicate that plants illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers at motor parks.
In a statement, its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the Agency also arrested a businesswoman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with seven point five kilograms of cocaine, concealed in her luggage, while she was travelling to Beijing, China.
According to the Agency, 38-year-old Iwebema Ogechi Peace was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the Lagos airport, 21 June, following credible intelligence.
It said operatives had tracked the container carrying the Canadian Loud shipment for over four weeks before intercepting it during a joint examination with officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, and other security Agencies at the Apapa Port, 23 June.
NDLEA said the 40-foot container, which also contained a Ford and Nissan vehicle, had been under surveillance since 25 April, when it departed Toronto, Canada, passing through Montreal and Morocco before the eventual arrival in Lagos.