The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, has recorded a seizure of 146.820 kilograms of drugs from 33 suspected traffickers.
The seizures were made between January and June this year.
The NDLEA airport Commander Mr. Garba Ahmadu who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen as the world celebrates International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, said 28 males and 5 females were nabbed with various Illicit drugs carefully concealment in the different ways.
These drugs include,cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis sativa,heroine and ephedrine.
According to the NDLEA commander, the drugs were concealed in tomato cans, baby diapers, food stuff, body lotion containers and ingestion.
Giving a breakdown of the drugs, he said, “cocaine 15.580 kg, heroin 14.720kg, cannabis sativa 54.140kg, methamphetamine 34.240kg and ephedrine 28.140”.
” We had three internal concealment that the ones that swallowed”.
Speaking on cartels who plant drugs in passengers luggage in connivance with airline staff and ground handling staff, Ahmadu advised airlines to always deploy senior officials to airports for baggage tagging to avoid the Kano incident.
In 2016 at the MMIA, a total seizure of 779.916kg of different drugs was recorded, 2017, 12666.400kg and 2018, 5375.985 kg seized by the NDLEA.
Total number of suspects arrested, 2016, 103, 2017, 85 and 2018, 93.
The theme for this year’s celebration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is: ‘Health for Justice’.
