Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit drugs hidden in tins of Cerelac baby food.
Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the food containers and clothes bound for the United States and United Kingdom were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and a courier firm in Lagos.
He said no less than 36 parcels of a strong strain of cannabis concealed in six cartons of tins of branded Nestle Cerelac baby food, with six containers in each package, were recovered at the SAHCOL export shed of Lagos airport on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
According to the statement, the psychotropic substance has a total weight of 18.50 kilograms.
