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NDLEA Intercepts UK-bound Cocaine Hidden in Shea Butter Buckets

POSTED ON May 26, 2024 •   Metro      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
Cocaine Intercept in Shear Butter Bucket l Credit: @ndlea_nigeria l Source: X

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted cocaine concealed in buckets of shea butter heading for the United Kingdom.

The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared a video on his X account on Sunday, showing the moment NDLEA officers discovered the contraband.

Additionally, the video highlights the agency’s success in dismantling a skuchies factory in Lagos,

Sharing the video, Babafemi wrote, “Narco-trend update: There’s a fresh wave of onslaught against the drug underworld by the unrelenting #ndlea_nigeria as these videos show the moment officers uncovered cocaine in buckets of shea butter going to UK, and skuchies factory in Lagos”

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