The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered cocaine and heroin concealed inside fireproof iron safe boxes during a raid on a suspected drug trafficking hotspot in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Sunday.
According to Babafemi, NDLEA officers made the discovery while carrying out an operation in the Abuja area of Port Harcourt, where suspected drug dealers were allegedly using iron safes to hide valuable illicit substances.
He explained that the safes, typically used to protect money, important documents and jewellery from fire and theft, were allegedly being repurposed by drug dealers to conceal narcotics.
“Iron safe boxes are meant to preserve money, documents and jewellery against fire and theft, but NDLEA officers have discovered during a raid at the notorious Abuja area of Port Harcourt that drug dealers now stash high-value illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin in same fireproof iron boxes,” Babafemi stated.
The NDLEA spokesperson also shared footage from the operation showing officers locating and opening one of the safe boxes where the suspected illicit drugs were concealed.
The agency did not disclose further details about arrests or the exact quantity of cocaine and heroin recovered during the operation. NDLEA Discovers Cocaine, Heroin Hidden In Fireproof Safe Boxes In Port Harcourt
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered cocaine and heroin concealed inside fireproof iron safe boxes during a raid on a suspected drug trafficking hotspot in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Sunday.
According to Babafemi, NDLEA officers made the discovery while carrying out an operation in the Abuja area of Port Harcourt, where suspected drug dealers were allegedly using iron safes to hide valuable illicit substances.
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He explained that the safes, typically used to protect money, important documents and jewellery from fire and theft, were allegedly being repurposed by drug dealers to conceal narcotics.
“Iron safe boxes are meant to preserve money, documents and jewellery against fire and theft, but NDLEA officers have discovered during a raid at the notorious Abuja area of Port Harcourt that drug dealers now stash high-value illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin in same fireproof iron boxes,” Babafemi stated.
The NDLEA spokesperson also shared footage from the operation showing officers locating and opening one of the safe boxes where the suspected illicit drugs were concealed.
The agency did not disclose further details about arrests or the exact quantity of cocaine and heroin recovered during the operation.