How NDLEA Intercepted Xmas Colorado, Cannabis Juice Consignments At Lagos Airport, Seaport

2 Dock Workers, Businessman, 9 Others Arrested In Lagos, Kano, Imo, Abuja

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted consignments of Colorado concealed in vehicles imported from Montreal, Canada, and packs of cannabis juice flown in from South Africa, meant for distribution ahead of the Christmas festive season.

Xmas Colorado, Cannabis Juice Consignments Intercepted By NDLEA

The consignments were intercepted at the Tincan seaport, Apapa, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, both in Lagos state.

At least, 12 suspects including two dock workers and a wine shop businessman have so far been arrested in connection with the two seizures as well as the recovery of 152 kilograms of skunk from two dealers in Kano; 100,000 pills of Tramadol in Imo state and 520kgs of cannabis hidden in soft drinks crates loaded in a truck coming to Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory.

At the SAHCO import shed of the Lagos airport, the search for consolidated cargo from South Africa led to the discovery of smuggled bottled Cannabis juice with a gross weight of 16.50kgs on Wednesday 21 December.

A statement issued by the NDLEA on Sunday said, investigations by antinarcotics officers subsequently led to the arrest of four freight agents: Soremekun Olalekan Wasiu; Olufisayo Dayo; Moruf Olusegun Bashir and Imole Moses Ajayi, whose statements eventually led to the arrest of the consignee, a wine shop business owner, Emebede Chuka, the following day Thursday 22 Dec.

According to the statement, “Also, an attempt to export quantities of cannabis and ecstasy pills also known as MDMA concealed in beverage drink, Bournvita, containers to Dubai, UAE, through the NAHCO export shed on Friday 23 Dec was frustrated while a vulcaniser given the assignment for a fee of N4,000, lyanda Ogunleye Yaya has been arrested.

“In the same vein, a consignment of 185 parcels of cannabis Indica, popularly called Colorado weighing 61.3kgs have been seized during a joint examination of a container at the Tincan seaport, Lagos.

“The container marked MSCU5206726 from Montreal, Canada was declared as containing three units of used vehicles but upon a 100% examination, it was found to contain two vehicles; a 2009 Toyota Corolla car and a 2009 Ford Econoline bus as well as used car engines, bicycles, shoes and other items including the drugs.

“Two dock workers: Abdulquadri Abdulazeez and Ogbuji Kenneth are already in NDLEA custody in connection with the seizure following their initial arrest by the Port Security and the Police.”

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the Lagos State Police Command has declared a 64-year-old man, Bassey Jackson Idim, missing.

The command’s Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin announced this in a short tweet on his official handle on Sunday evening.

Hundeyin said Idim went missing after arriving Maza-Maza park of AKTC from Akwa Ibom on December 17, 2022.