Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted travellers' cheques in different foreign currencies worth one billion, one hundred and fifty seven million, six hundred and seventy thousand, four hundred and sixty nine naira and ninety two kobo (N1,157,670,469.92).
Agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi disclosed that the operatives had intercepted the cheques at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
He revealed that a suspect, Oguma Richard Uchenna, has been arrested in connection to the attempt to export the cheques, which were neatly concealed inside four bound hard cover books disguised as academic project literatures, to the United Kingdom.
He said the financial instruments suspected to counterfeits were discovered on Wednesday, April 27, at NAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport during cargo examination of some consignments meant for exportation to the UK on a cargo flight.
A breakdown of the cheques shows they have monetary values of Two Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty Three Dollars, Thirty One Cent ($287, 623.31); One Million Four Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand Three Hundred Canadian Dollars ($1,456,300) and One Million Two Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand Eight Hundred (1,297,800) Euros.
In the same vein, operatives of NDLEA at the airport have foiled attempt by drug traffickers to smuggle into Nigeria 10.89kilograms of cocaine through a Qatar Airways flight. The illicit drug was hidden in seven children duvets packed in an unaccompanied bag from Brazil.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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