Nigeria, March 29 -- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted large consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, morphine, and cannabis in multiple operations across Nigeria, including Lagos, Ekiti, Ondo, Benue, Edo, and Taraba states. In Lagos, officers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport seized 5.8kg of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish, destined for Delhi, India. Three jumbo bags containing 237 wraps of the drug were recovered from 36-year-old syndicate kingpin Akputa Dickson Ejike.

NDLEA also intercepted shipments to the UK, recovering 1.9kg of methamphetamine hidden in automobile filters, along with 40 ampoules of morphine sulphate and nine ampoules of fenta...