NDLEA bursts syndicate using SAHCO cover for drug operation

Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a drug syndicate using the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos for their nefarious activities.

According to NDLEA in a statement by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the operatives arrested six members of a syndicate using their official cover to facilitate the smuggling of illicit drugs through the SAHCO warehouse at the Lagos airport into the country have been arrested.

The information said 1,210,000 pills of tramadol were also seized from them in an operation that lasted weeks.

The NDLEA also recovered 14,481,519 pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13 billion in street value.

Babafemi who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, identified the six suspects as Oladele Sanya-Olu; Lawal Itunu Temitope; Sanamo Daniel; Udeh Monday; Musa Mutalib and Unege Icibor.

They were arrested in relation to the illegal drug trade through SAHCO.

He said they were in NDLEA custody and that three other suspects – Sarki Salami; Abdullahi Aliyu (aka Aboki); and Monday Anwal, were on the run.

However, sources at the NDLEA said one of the people involved identified as Jide is the cargo manager for SAHCO. But his name was left out in the statement