Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in Oyo State, have arrested an Ibadan-based businesswoman, Mrs. Adewunmi Adebola Dorcas, and an auto parts dealer, Arinze Ora, over attempts to export consignments of opioids and cocaine to London, United Kingdom, and Congo Brazzaville, respectively.
The agency said officers at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, had on Friday, September 6, 2024, intercepted cargo going to the United Kingdom.
NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi, explained in a statement that a thorough search of the consignment revealed 924 bottles of codeine-based syrup weighing 135.70kg and 5,250 tablets of Rohypnol were hidden in cartons of foodstuffs.
The statement explained that the freight agent, Owojori Olanrewaju Sunday, who presented the cargo for export, was arrested, and further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, Adewunmi Akeem Temitope, who claimed that his 58-year-old mother, Mrs. Adewunmi Adebola Dorcas, sent the consignment to him from Ibadan to deliver to the agent.
The agent, Owojori however, confessed that he has been working for Mrs. Adewunmi to export cargoes to the UK, for a fee of two million, four hundred and eleven thousand Naira.
In the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the same export shed of the Lagos airport on Wednesday, September 11, intercepted some cartons of auto spare parts and Checkers Powder Custard going to Congo Brazzaville on Ethiopian Airlines.
A diligent search of the cargo led to the discovery of 300 grams of cocaine concealed in the containers of Checkers Powder Custard packed together with some auto parts.
Reporter: Funmilola Adeyemi, ADBN News.
