Nigerian anti-drug agency finds narcotics hidden in sofas and women's headgear
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on P.M. News
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered consignments of narcotics concealed in imported sofas and traditional women's headgear. Its director of media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi, posted videos on Sunday on X showing agents unpacking the furniture and cutting the fabrics to recover the illicit substances.
Agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigeria's agency responsible for combating drug trafficking, discovered packages of suspected drugs concealed inside imported sofas and women's headgear, its director of media and communications, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday.
The agents opened the packaging, foam and upholstery of several sofas before extracting sealed packages. In another operation, they cut the fabrics and linings of traditional headgear to uncover other packages sewn or concealed inside, according to Femi Babafemi. One of the recordings released shows vacuum-sealed bags containing dried plant material after they were recovered.
The NDLEA said these methods are part of the practices of trafficking networks that conceal narcotics in furniture, headgear, shoes, electrical appliances and other everyday goods during shipments by sea, air or through courier services.
