The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the interception of a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia.

According to the NDLEA, the cocaine consignment consisting of 20 parcels with a total weight of 500grams and buried in the pages of religious books was uncovered at a courier company in Lagos on Tuesday 15th April 2025 when officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, were searching through export cargos going to Saudi Arabia at the logistics firm.

This was made known in a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja.


Babafemi disclosed that NDLEA officers intercepted five parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 2.8 kilograms hidden in a carton coming from the United States of America at another courier company on the same day.

Announcing other interceptions, the NDLEA said: “In Kano, a 22-year-old supplier of illicit substances to bandits, Muhammad Mohammed was been arrested by operatives on patrol along Bichi – Kano road while heading to Katsina with 277 ampoules of pentazocine injection tied to his thigh and private part with Sellotape.

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