PHOTOS: Four Smugglers Excrete 171 Wraps of Cocaine at NDLEA Office

Four suspected drug traffickers has been reported to have excreted 171 wraps of cocaine after being suspected and placed under observation by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in lagos.

The suspects - Ejiofor Eliezer (46), Obah Francis (30), Akpa Sobuzochukwu (27) and 36-year-old Ike Okechukwu, according to NDLEA, were apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after attempting to smuggle cocaine into Brazil.

Eliezer, who excreted 100 wraps of the drug - the highest single ingestion since January 2015, told investigators that poverty in responsible and it has pushed him to commit this crime act, adding that he had intended to use the expected proceed to fend for his family of four.

NDLEA Seize Drugs Worth N364m... Calls It The Largest Seizure In Ondo Ever!

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday seized huge kilogrammes of Cannabis sativa in a warehouse in Akure, being the largest single haul since the establishment of the agency’s Command in Ondo State.

In a statement on Friday, the NDLEA said prompt action was acted upon a tip-off on suspicious activities at the Shagari Housing Estate in the state capital. “The total weight of the seized drug is 34,030kg with an estimated street value of 364 million naira,” the agency said in a statement.

Ibrahim Abdul, NDLEA Ondo State commander, described the seizure as “massive”.