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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers heading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus at three courier firms in Lagos.
In one of the logistics companies, NDLEA officers from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation recovered about 30 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.1kg concealed in hair cream containers during an examination of cargoes going to Ireland on Tuesday, September 3.
Confirming the development in a statement yesterday, agency spokesperson Femi Babafemi said another consignment of 24 parcels of cocaine weighing 862gm, also hidden in hair cream containers meant for delivery in the UK, was intercepted at the same company on Friday, September 6.
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