Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a man attempting to smuggle 4,000 tramadol pills through the Muhammad Murtala International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos.
In a statement by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the suspect apprehended at the departure hall of gate ‘C’ on Friday.
The plan was to export the pills to Malpensa, Italy, aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight.
The concealment of the psychoactive substance was executed, hidden within women’s wear and granulated melon, carefully stowed away in the suspect’s backpack alongside another bag containing innocuous food items.
It was revealed that the suspect, a frequent flyer, confessed to being hired for €700 to deliver the contraband in Italy.
In Adamawa state, a teenager was arrested during a raid on his residence in the Shuware area of Mubi on April 26.
Authorities uncovered 20.700kg of cannabis in his possession.
In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives recovered a staggering 310.7kg of cannabis during raids conducted on April 25 in Mushin, Lagos state.
