US EditionNDLEA Recovers over 1,000kg Cocaine at Lagos Port
NDLEA recovered over 1,000 kg of cocaine worth $235 million at Lagos port, collaborating with U.S. and UK agencies to dismantle the international drug cartel.
- Over the weekend, port staff discovered 1,000 kg of cocaine hidden in an empty container at PTML Terminal of Tincan Island Port, Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Tuesday.
- NDLEA enlisted international partners after the seizure, with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and United Kingdom National Crime Agency joining the investigation at Nigeria's invitation.
- Terminal operators alerted NDLEA, Customs and other port security agencies, which jointly examined the consignment before a field test confirmed cocaine and transfer to NDLEA custody on Tuesday.
- NDLEA announced it has identified the cartel and said Chairman Marwa directed leading international partners on Tuesday to trace the masterminds globally.
- The scale of the seizure positions the case as the largest single seizure at Tincan Port, with U.S. DEA and UK NCA officers joining swiftly, NDLEA said exhaustive global collaboration is needed.
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Nigeria, US and UK agencies probe $235 million cocaine seizure at Lagos port
ABUJA - Nigeria's anti-narcotics agency is working with its U.S. and British counterparts to investigate the origins of a $235 million cocaine shipment seized at Lagos' Tincan Port, in one of the country's largest drug hauls. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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NDLEA recovers over 1,000kg cocaine at Lagos port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has unraveled the cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine recovered from a container at the PTML Terminal of Tincan Island Port in Lagos. NDLEA said the development followed its collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, and the United Kingdom National Crime Agency, NCA. This was made known in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media…
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