NDLEA seizes €325,640, $30,000 at Lagos airport

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Published on October 20, 2016 by pmnews   ·   No Comments

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NDLEA operatives

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted three hundred and twenty-five thousand, six hundred and forty euros (€325,640) as well as thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), about 175 million naira being smuggled from Greece and Austria.

The suspected laundered money concealed inside envelopes and shoes were seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos during the inward screening of passengers on a Turkish airline flight. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the smuggled currencies.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba said that the money was found during routine search of passengers saying: “During the inward screening of passengers on a Turkish flight, we discovered €325,640 euros and 30,000 dollars.

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