NDLEA Say 2016 Was A Good Year As It Reveals Their 2-year Plan

 The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in 2016 arrested 103 suspected drug traffickers and seized 779.919kgs of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with an estimated street value of N30 billion.

Those arrested include 17 females and 86 males; 42 of the suspects were intercepted while bringing drugs into the country while 61 others were nabbed attempting to smuggle drugs out of the country. Several methods employed by drug traffickers to hide their drugs from narcotic officers at the airport include luggage packing in foodstuff, body concealment, ingestion and anal insertion.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba, gave the breakdown of the seized drugs as follows: psychotropic substances 411.77kg, methamphetamine 175.365kg, ephedrine 102.010kg, cocaine 45.415kg, cannabis 27.616kg and heroin 17.740kg.