The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of food items used to conceal 40 wraps of methamphetamine with a total weight of 2.30 kilograms heading to Hong Kong via Turkish Airlines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
Babafemi revealed that the illicit drugs were intercepted at the NAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport on Monday, September 15.
Babafemi noted that a 59-year-old suspect, Umelo Ifeanyi Venatus, who presented the consignment as part of a consolidated cargo, has been taken into custody.
He said another consignment of illicit drug packaged for Europe was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday, September 18.
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The NDLEA spokesperson stated that during a thorough examination of the shipment, seven pieces of phone charger going to New Zealand were found to contain 257 grams of cocaine.
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