Sniffer dogs of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have
detected three consignments of heroin hidden inside various sizes of balls as
well as woollen carpets.
The estimated street value of the
drug is N351m.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that the heroin, which was
imported from Pakistan through the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Shed,
Murtala Mohammed International Airport, had a total weight of 29.260kg.
The rug consignment of 14kg came as
cargo on KLM flight while the other two consignments of balls weighing 10.230kg
and 5.030kg were imported on Saudi, Arabia Airline.
According to the Airport Commander,
Mr. Hamza Umar, the importers of the goods abandoned.
He said, “The drug was factory packed
in the cartons containing the balls. The rug concealment was also factory
packed because we had to tear and unfasten to recover the drugs. Four rugs were
found to contain heroin. So far, no arrest has been made but the cases are
under investigation.”
The spokesman of the anti-drug
agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, has
vowed to incapacitate drug trafficking syndicates in the country through
counter measures.
“Every drug seizure is important to
us because of the value of the drugs and the fact that every seizure made
advances the anti-drug campaign. This seizure is important to the country
because the damage the drug would have caused cannot be quantified.
“Drug trafficking cartels may be
sophisticated in drug concealment, but the seizures are indicators of Nigeria’s
counter efforts. We will not relent in protecting the country from the
activities of drug traffickers,” Giade stressed.
The NDLEA boss added that the agency
would continue to scuttle the plans of drug barons and stop them from using
Nigeria in drug trafficking.
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