Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 56.25KG of Heroin in Lagos, Declares Airport Taxi Driver Wanted

4 January 2010

Abuja — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had intercepted 56.25 kilogrammes of heroin concealed inside car shock absorbers originating from Pakistan at the cargo section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. A clearing and forwarding agent, Yekini Shittu, is being quizzed by anti-narcotic agents while an airport taxi driver, Kamoru Ayinde Gbadamosi, has been declared wanted in connection with the unlawful importation.

The seizures were the single largest of heroin made in 2009. A drug cartel had wanted to smuggle the drug into the country on two separate occasions in November and December 2009 when NDLEA officials uncovered the plots.

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