National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a series of high-profile arrests at Lagos ports and airports, seizing vast quantities of illicit drugs disguised in ingenious ways.
Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices were caught attempting to smuggle 2.25 million tramadol pills worth nearly N4 billion, hidden inside cartons labeled as multi-vitamins at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
In a related seizure, Onyeganochi Stanley Ifeanyi, a first-time traveler, was intercepted at the airport carrying cocaine concealed inside crayfish—handed to him by Qatar-based trafficker Ohadiegwu Anthony Uchenna, who was also arrested following a hotel room raid.
At Tincan port, NDLEA uncovered 81.7kg of Canadian Loud cannabis and hashish oil disguised in vehicle spare parts from Montreal, leading to the arrest of John Ochigbo and Okeke Kingsley.
Another 65kg cannabis shipment was seized from a Toyota Sienna on Third Mainland Bridge, with driver Abubakar Ibrahim in custody.
Additional methamphetamine concealed in picture frames and video players meant for Gabon and the UAE was also intercepted at Lagos courier depots, signaling a broad crackdown on innovative drug smuggling networks.
