Mr Babafemi said the drug was discovered in the toilet of the airport on Friday November 12, after it was dumped there by a trafficker who was obviously scared of being caught by narcotic officers positioned at the airport.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a Brazil-based drug dealer, Okafor Moses, in connection with over 2.55 kilograms of cocaine.
This was contained in a statement signed by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja on Sunday.
He said that drugs were recovered from a toilet at the E-Arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos.
Mr Babafemi said the drug was discovered in the toilet of the airport on Friday November 12, after it was dumped there by a trafficker who was obviously scared of being caught by narcotic officers positioned at the airport.
“The following day, Saturday Nov. 13, the actual owner of the consignment, Moses, arrived at the airport from Brazil via an Ethiopian Airline flight and was promptly arrested.
“While being interviewed in custody, he confirmed he is the owner of the seized illicit drug, ” he said.
“In other interdiction operations across the country, over 6,043.857 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were recovered in five states.”
Mr Babafemi named the states as Adamawa, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Ebonyi, adding that more than two hectares of cannabis farms were also destroyed.
He said a suspected fake security agent, Abdullahi Mohammed, who claimed to be serving in one of the security formations in Mubi, Adamawa State, was arrested over four blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 4kg on Bazza- Michika road.
