NDLEA detects cocaine in shoes, voltage regulator
The exhibits The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has discovered 2.5 kilogrammes of cocaine inside female shoes and voltage regulators at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the seizures were made from a consignment of female shoes from Brazil on board an Ethiopian Airline flight and a shipment of voltage regulators meant for export to Gabon on a DHL cargo flight. NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, confirming the seizure, said the shipment of shoes had been abandoned. He said, “We found an abandoned luggage containing ladies shoes that originated from Brazil. During examination, 1.860kg of cocaine was found inside the shoe soles. “Our men at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited section of the airport also detected 600 grammes of cocaine hidden in a voltage regulator. A freight forwarder had been arrested in connection with the cocaine shipment to Gabon.” The sus