NDLEA seizes cocaine concealed in shoes, prayer beads en route to holy land

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine cleverly concealed in prayer beads and locally made shoes.

The suspects were caught while attempting to smuggle the illicit substances into the Holy Land.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, confirmed the interception in a statement, which was accompanied by images of the confiscated drugs.

The agency continues to intensify efforts to curb drug trafficking through innovative and concealed means.

The statement read, “Narco-trend update: In this holy month when people are consecrating themselves and making supplications to their God, some persons were preoccupied with concealing cocaine in prayer beads and locally made shoes to desecrate the precincts of the holy land in the holy month.

“They were, however, intercepted by #ndlea_nigeria officers as shown by the attached pictures.”