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Officials in Nigeria have confirmed the seizure of 9.15 kg of cocaine concealed inside shoes at Abuja airport.

Nigerian anti-drug officers who found the substance worth $4.7 million said it was on a flight from Brazil.

A 34-year-old Nigerian has been arrested in connection with the seizure. The substance was discovered while passengers and luggage on a flight from Sao Paulo were being screened on arrival.

The suspect is a motorcycle parts dealer.

Nigeria’s NDLEA drug enforcement agency said this is one of the country’s biggest drug seizure in recent times.

The agency’s spokesperson, Ofoyeju Mitchell is quoted by Reuters to have said “It is our single biggest seizure of cocaine in the last year. We have had bigger seizures of methamphetamine but for cocaine this is a big seizure.

He further said that “the mode of containment was ingenious. It was a factory-packed concealment because they were brand new footwear,”

West African countries have become transit points for drug trafficking in recent years. These countries continue to struggle to deal with the menace.

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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