Buba Marwa, the Chairman of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has labeled Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport as the country’s drug trafficking centre.
Marwa made the assertion during the weekly briefings organized by Nigeria’s Presidential Media Team at the presidential palace on Thursday, citing the volume of drugs seized at the airport since the beginning of the year to support his claim.
He said, “Murtala Mohammed International Airport remains the epicentre of the spectacular seizures, including what stands today as the singular biggest seizure from an individual in 15 years, which was 26.840kg of cocaine smuggled from Brazil in January; 24.05 kg of heroin in April; 27.95 kg of cocaine in May, and 26.15kg of heroin in May.”
In ten months, the NDLEA captured more than 2.7 million kg of illicit substances worth over N100 billion, according to the agency’s Chief Executive Officer.
He also stated that the agency had assisted thousands of drug addicts in receiving treatment.
“As of October 15, the Agency has recorded the following: 9, 355 arrested traffickers, including six drug barons, Over 5,000 drug offences cases filed in court, over N100 billion worth of drugs and cash recovered, more than 2.7 million kilograms of assorted illicit drugs were seized in 10 months.
“5,579 drug users were counselled and rehabilitated by NDLEA, a figure that gives a fair balance between our drug control and drug demand efforts,” Marwa added.
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