NDLEA boss lauds US over heroin seizure at Tin Can

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, weekend, attributed the interception of 130kg of concentrated heroin at the Tin Can Island Container Terminal, Apapa, Lagos, valued at $9.9 million, to assistance from the US government. Giade also said in a statement in Lagos that the seized heroine was to have been smuggled to Europe before it was intercepted by operatives of the NDLEA.
According to him, the effective collaboration between Nigeria and the US made the haul possible.
“Available intelligence at the agency’s disposal indicates that the shipment was meant for Europe. The operation was discreetly executed as Nigeria is poised to incapacitate drug trafficking syndicates.
“This is a strong warning signal to all drug trafficking cartels that they had better quit the criminal act. Besides denying them the financial gains, they will also be prosecuted,” he said.
Giade lauded  the United States government for the growing relationship, noting that it was imperative for the dismantling of drug trafficking syndicates.
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