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  • Fake Military Officers Nabs With 234 kg of Illegal Drugs In Kogi

    Fake Military Officers Nabs With 234 kg of Illegal Drugs In Kogi

    By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    A total of 394 packages of illegal drugs, weighing 234kg and hidden in various parts of a truck by two alleged bogus military officers were intercepted by the Kogi state command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA).

    In an Agency release made available to the press in Lokoja, the alleged fake military officers, Mohammed Nura and Abubakar Dahiru, were apprehended on Monday 15 February 2021 by diligent operatives of the Kogi State Command of the NDLEA along the Okene-Lokoja Expressway.

    The release further revealed that the VIP version of the ‘Hilux Jeep’ was properly searched during which 394 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa were found in separate compartments of the car.

    In the release, the Commander, Kogi State Command of the anti-drug agency, Adewunmi Alfred
    said pending further inquiries, the car was impounded, the illegal drugs confiscated and the suspects arrested respectively.

  • Customs Intercept Illegal Drugs Worth N819m In Imo

    Customs Intercept Illegal Drugs Worth N819m In Imo

    The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit Zone C Owerri has intercepted 1,024 cartons of contraband drugs with duty paid value of N819 million.

    According to the Area controller of customs FOU Zone C, Yusuf Lawal, the drugs which were Intercepted along Ofosu-Benin expressway were identified as Colcaps Medicament, illegally shipped into the country from India without NAFDAC certification.

    While also displaying some other seized items like bags of foreign rice, vehicles and second-hand clothing, Controller Lawal said the men of the Nigeria Customs Service FOU Zone C are readily prepared to fight the menace of smuggling in the zone.

    He advised smugglers to look for other means of livelihood and desist from economic sabotage.