Nigerian authorities have seized 19.4kgs of cocaine worth nearly $3 million from a passenger, who had arrived at the Lagos airport on Tuesday. Nigerian officials seized 19.4 kilogrammes (42.77 pounds) of cocaine worth 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) from a passenger who arrived at Lagos airport on a flight from Ethiopia, its anti-drug agency said on Tuesday. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested a 48-year Nigerian businessman, who had been convicted of trafficking last year but paid a fine to avoid jail time, on September 18. He was allegedly carrying 817 wraps of cocaine. Nigeria, Africa's most populous country with over 200 million people, has in recent years gone from being a transit point for gangs moving drugs between South America and Europe to a destination. "The agency will continue to work to disrupt the activities of drug cartels operating in the country," NDLEA chief Mohammed Buba Marwa said in a statement. ➤ Click here to follow our WhatsApp channel for more stories.
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Nigeria seizes cocaine worth nearly $3m at Lagos airport
Nigerian authorities have seized 19.4kgs of cocaine worth nearly $3 million from a passenger, who had arrived at the Lagos airport on Tuesday. Nigerian officials seized 19.4 kilogrammes (42.77 pounds) of cocaine worth 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) from a passenger who arrived at Lagos airpor...
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Nigerian authorities have seized 19.4kgs of cocaine worth nearly $3 million from a passenger, who had arrived at the Lagos airport on Tuesday. Nigerian officials seized 19.4 kilogrammes (42.77 pounds) of cocaine worth 4.66 billion naira ($2.93 million) from a passenger who arrived at Lagos airpor...