On the 5th day of October, 2012, sniffer dogs of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)'s detected hard drugs weighing a total
of 29.260
kilogrammes.The heroin in three consignments were hidden inside balls
and woolen carpets.
The NDLA impounded the hard drugs worth N351million.at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Shed,
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),
The rug consignment containing 14 kilogrammes of heroine came as
cargo on KLM flight while the other two consignments of balls weighing
10.230 kilogrammes and 5.030 kilogrammes were imported on Saudi Arabia
Airline.
The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, told newsmen that the
goods were abandoned by the importers as soon as they arrived
the airport, adding that the officials of the agency had to tear the
consignment to uncover the drugs.
Ahmadu Giade, the Chairman of NDLEA, vowed to not to rest on his
oars until the war against drug trafficking completely won by the
agency.
He concluded that “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”.
According to Giade, investigation is on-going to unravel the cartel behind the shipments of narcotics.
