Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 42-year-old Indian woman identified as Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano while attempting to smuggle 11 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria.
Neetu was intercepted upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Vietnam and Doha on a Qatar Airways flight (QR1431), after a thorough search of her luggage, leading to the discovery of 72 parcels of heroin factory-sealed in wafer wraps guised as chocolates.
NDLEA officers, had also arrested a 45-year-old suspect, Michael Ogundele, for attempting to smuggle 50,000 pills of tramadol concealed inside a gas cylinder in Kano.
Ogundele was apprehended on Thursday, 20th of March 2025, at Gadar Tamburawa, along the Zaria-Kano road, following credible intelligence, which led to the discovery of stash of tramadol 225mg pills hidden inside a 50-litre steel gas cylinder in his possession.
This was disclosed via a statement on the agency’s X handle on Sunday, 23rd of March 2025.
The statement partly reads:
” Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin factory sealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates.
“The class A drug consignment weighing a total of 11 kilograms was recovered from Neetu’s luggage after a thorough search, following processed credible intelligence, during an inward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR1431 from Bangkok, Thailand via Vietnam and Doha at the arrival hall of the Kano airport on Friday 14th March 2025.
” In another interdiction operation in Kano, NDLEA officers on Thursday 20th March arrested a 45-year-old suspect, Michael Ogundele with a 50-litre steel gas cylinder at Gadar Tamburawa, along Zaria- Kano road. Based on credible intelligence, welding tools were later used to cut the giant cylinder after which 50,000 pills of tramadol 225mg concealed in it were extracted.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>
DISCLAIMER
For publication of your news content, articles, videos or any other news worthy materials, please send a mail to thefreshreporters@gmail.com
Join Other Great Readers, FOLLOW us On WHATSAPP>> https://chat.whatsapp.com/DN0y4bGIbVI4II6aNcPssb
Join Other Great Readers On TELEGRAM>> https://t.me/freshreporters
For Advert and other info, Click this link to send a Message to the Admin https://freshreporters.com/advertise/