The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Babafemi said that the drugs which were seized by operatives of the agency at the import shed of the MMIA were packaged as green tea.
He said the seizure made on Thursday, June 5, was based on credible intelligence received ahead of the arrival of the consignment at the cargo wing of the airport on May 11.
He also said the NDLEA had watch-listed the shipment, and sustained surveillance around it for over three weeks before inviting other stakeholders for a joint examination last Thursday.
“The Loud consignment weighing 62.20kg, was concealed inside wraps of green tea that came from Thailand via UAE on an Emirate Airlines flight,”he said.
In another operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Monday, June 2, intercepted a consignment of 1,665kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, along Lekki-Ajah expressway.
Babafemi said that two suspects were promptly arrested in connection with the seizure.
