The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued an urgent public alert following the discovery of illicit drugs hidden inside children’s toys and bags of garri, warning that traffickers are increasingly using everyday household items to bypass security.
The agency disclosed this in a Sunday statement shared by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on his official X handle, highlighting the increasingly desperate tactics deployed by drug traffickers to evade security checks and move illegal consignments.
Babafemi said consignments of methamphetamine were concealed inside Hollandia yoghurt packs and MP3 players, a tactic uncovered by NDLEA operatives during recent operations.
Babafemi wrote, “Narco-trends: FYI, children’s toys and our popular cassava granules (Garri) are not spared in their desperation to conceal and traffic illicit substances. Please beware and take a look at how #ndlea_nigeria officers discovered this👇.”
