NDLEA uncovers drugs hidden packed in imported furniture in latest crackdown

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a large consignment of illicit drugs hiddenly packed in imported furniture, sofas and women’s headgears.

The anti-drug agency gave this disclosure in a post shared of X handle on Sunday by the Director of Media and Advocacy Mr. Femi Babafemi.

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Babafemi stated that the discovery was one of the finest to do by operatives of NDLEA, while he equally released the video capturing the moment of the seizure.

Footage shows officers carefully unpacking large cardboard crates containing sofas. After cutting through the outer packaging and internal foam and padding, operatives recovered multiple sealed packages of suspected narcotics hidden within the furniture.

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Also, operatives observed decorative women’s headgears and cutting open the fabric and linings revealed further packages of illicit substances carefully stitched or concealed inside the traditional head wraps.

One of the videos displays rows of vacuum-sealed bags containing dried plant material laid out on a table after recovery.

“One of the recent discoveries by @ndlea_nigeria is the concealment of large consignment of illicit drugs in imported furniture (sofas) and women head gears. Just take a look at the moment of discovery captured in the attached videos,” Babafemi wrote.

The latest seizure underscores NDLEA’s crackdown on illicit drugs and a sustained campaign against drug cartels in the country.

The authority insisted that drug traffickers would have a day with except they stop importation or exportation through sea ports, airports and land borders.

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