NDLEA intercepts codeine in woman’s clothes, hair

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted five parcels containing illicit drugs concealed in women’s clothes and synthetic hair going to the United States and the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed international airport, Lagos.

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said the seized drugs included 620 ampoules of pentazocine injection and promethazine which were being handled by a courier firm in Lagos.

In a statement on Sunday, babafemi said they Also intercepted a consignment of 175,000 bottles of codeine imported from India.

The statement reads in part: “The latest seizure of 875 cartons of codeine containing 175,000 bottles and weighing 26,250kg was made on Friday, 7th June, 2024, during a joint examination by NDLEA, customs service and other security agencies.

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“The container, marked, HASU 4787890, from India, was en route C to C bonded terminal in Enugu.”