Operatives of two Special Operations Units of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have tracked and monitored a container laden with 195 big sacks of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis from Toronto, Canada, for over four weeks.
This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.
He said that the operation which was carried out last Wednesday had a total of 4,959 kilograms of the illicit drug consignment worth over N12.3 billion in street value seized.
He added that the drugs were recovered from the container during a joint examination of the shipment by officers of the Apapa Strategic Command of the Agency, men of Customs Service, other security agencies and ports stakeholders at the Apapa ports complex, Lagos.
“The large illicit drug consignment loaded into a 40ft container comprising a Ford and a Nissan vehicle came under NDLEA tracking and monitoring system since April 25.
“The consignment arrived Toronto, Canada via truck, Montreal via rail on April 29.
“It was loaded on another vessel on May 23 before arriving Tincan port Lagos on June 4 and discharged there June 5 before the container eventually left Tincan and arrived Apapa port on Monday, June 22.” he said.
