The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine hidden in automobile pivot shafts and Ghanaian fabric, Kente.
This successful operation was led by the officers of the Agency.
It has been said in a statement signed by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, that 2.32 kilograms of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional kente materials going to the United Kingdom were disrupted at a courier firm in Lagos on Monday 5th August 2024, while another 10.494kg of same class A drug buried in heavy duty pivot shafts heading to the United States were recovered at the same logistics company after the NDLEA sniffer dogs fished out the automobile spare parts containing the illicit drug.
It also added that, five other Consignments consisted of 517 grams of cocaine concealed in clothing materials going to Canada were also intercepted at the courier firm in Lagos on Friday 9th August 2024.