The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 142 wraps of Canadian Loud worth N290 million and a suspect to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation.
Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Effiong Harrison, announced at a press briefing in Lagos that the seizure was made on February 18, 2025, and the suspect, a student from Canada, was arrested in connection with the seizure.
Comptroller Harrison said the Suspect was arrested on arrival from Canada via Ethiopian Airlines.
He said, “In the spirit of collaboration, which aligns with the policy thrust of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, we work together with partner agencies to ensure that things that are inimical to our health, security and economy do not pass through the airport.
Comptroller Effiong added that the Service will continue to work tirelessly to prevent the entry of illicit items into the country, and that the agency will not relent in its efforts to chase down drug traffickers.
For his part, the NDLEA, represented by Commander of Narcotics and Head of Operations at MMIA, Commander Muhammed Tukur, commended NCS for the successful seizures and assured that the agency will investigate and unravel everyone connected to the seizure.
