NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi noted that the recovered Mkpuru Mmiri drums were meant for onward delivery to the Republic of Cameroon.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Pastor Anietie Effiong with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi stated this in a release on Sunday.
Babafemi said that the 90kg consignment was loaded into a commercial bus with registration number RSH 691XC at Ojuelegba in Lagos.
He said that the consignment was intercepted during a stop and search operation along Umuahia – Ikot Ekpene highway on Saturday, August 6.
He added that the dangerous drug packed 30kg in each drum was meant for Effiong, who was arrested in a follow-up operation at Oron beach in Oron.
He also noted that the recovered Mkpuru Mmiri drums were meant for onward delivery to the Republic of Cameroon.
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“This comes on the heels of four seizures of the same illicit substance weighing 4.074kg going to Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
“This also comes with a 3kg cannabis sativa heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates at some courier companies in Lagos.
“The consignments were concealed in body cream, hot burner iron and beads, ” he said.
The NDLEA spokesman quoted the chairman, NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa as commending the officers and men of the Command in Akwa Ibom for their recent feats.
This is coming days after NDLEA operatives busted methamphetamine laboratories in Victoria Garden City (VGC) Estate of Lekki, Lagos and Nise community in Anambra State and arrested those behind the Mkpuru Mmiri cartel.
According to Marwa, the laboratory in Lagos was set up inside the boys’ quarter building of a four-bedroom duplex, from where a total of 258.74 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and various precursor chemicals used for the production of the toxic drug were recovered.
Marwa said the arrested suspects would be charged to court on the completion of the investigation.