NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in semo, scent leaf, pepper packs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs concealed in semovita, pepper and scent leaf packs at the Lagos airport.

The illicit drugs include various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly called laughing gas, the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday.

The illicit drugs were concealed in semovita packs and dry pepper and scent leaf ready to be shipped to South Africa and Kenya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja area of the state.