NDLEA seizes ammunition and narcotics in nationwide operations

In a series of nationwide operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted a significant cache of military-grade ammunition concealed in food items and seized large quantities of narcotics, leading to multiple arrests. The agency's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, detailed the seizures in a statement issued on Sunday.

The most notable interception occurred along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, where officers on patrol arrested a 35-year-old suspect, Abdullahi Hassan. He was allegedly transporting 1,989 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition hidden inside sacks of cassava granules, commonly known as garri. Both the suspect and the recovered ammunition have been handed over to another security agency for further investigation.

In a separate operation at a courier company in Lagos, officers examining outbound shipments on Friday intercepted consignments of cocaine and opioids destined for the United Kingdom and Australia. Authorities recovered 170 grams of cocaine hidden inside the walls of a carton containing clothes bound for Australia. A second carton heading to the United Kingdom was found to contain 200 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 1,100 capsules of...