By IBIRONKE ARIYO

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine to China and Italy respectively through a logistics company in Lagos.

This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.

Babafemi said that the drugs were concealed in local mortar and the false bottom of a backpack packaged for shipment.

He said that the seizures were made by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigations (DOGI) on Thursday.

This, he said, included 250grams of cocaine factory fitted into the base of a local mortar packed in a carton for export to China.

“Others are 500grams of the same class A drug hidden in the false bottom of a backpack being shipped to Italy,” he said.

Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in Rivers state have arrested a 38-year-old notorious drug dealer at Eagle Island Port Harcourt, following credible intelligence.

Babafemi said that the suspect was nabbed with various quantities of cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, swinol, tramadol and codeine syrup at the time of his arrest on July 26

Also, NDLEA officers on a stop and search operation at DMGS roundabout, Onitsha, on July 27 intercepted a truck marked XK 131 BDG.

Babafemi said that the truck was loaded with 26,000 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 3,960kg while the truck driver was arrested.

Similarly, 331.84 kilograms of skunk were recovered from a Toyota Sienna bus with registration number KUJ 26 DV along Kwale/Ughelli expressway, in Delta on July 26.

In the same vein, NDLEA officers in Nasarawa state on Tuesday arrested a 64-year-old with 68kg skunk and 29grams of methamphetamine at Asso Angwan Muazu, Karu area of the state.

“In Zamfara, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Zaria- Gusau highway on Monday, July 27 intercepted a suspect conveying 7,400 pills of tramadol 225mg suspected to be supplies for criminal elements,”he said.

With the same vigour, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.

“These include: WADA enlightenment lecture to students and staff of Hausawa Special Primary School, Kano; Royal Crown School, Oluyole, Ibadan; Government Secondary School, Ibi, Taraba; and drivers at Challenge Bus Terminal Park, Ibadan, Oyo state, among others.”

Babafemi said the NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa commended the officers and men of DOGI, Rivers, Anambra, Delta, Nasarawa, and Zamfara Commands for the various successful operations.

Marwa enjoined them and their colleagues across the country to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency. (NAN)

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