Drug Trafficking: NDLEA Uncovers Drugs Hidden in Virgin Mary Statue

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency attached to two courier companies in Lagos have intercepted illicit drugs concealed in the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and auto spare parts bound for Canada and the Philippines.

According to the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi , said narcotics agents from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations seized 500 grammes of heroin hidden inside auto spare parts bound for Canada at one of the courier firms.

Babafemi said the operatives also seized 140 grammes of methamphetamine bound for the Philippines and concealed inside the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at another courier company. The Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig Gen Buba Marwa (retd), commended the agency’s operatives for the various seizures and arrests, urging them to do more to rid the country of drug abuse and trafficking.