A Nigerian man identified as Abdulrazaq Rabi’u was detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for possessing counterfeit $100,000 bills.
He was apprehended on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on March 3, 2022, according to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi in a statement released on Sunday.
Babafemi did not elaborate but did say that on the same day, agents in Anambra state seized 38,862 red star cartridges and 13 cartons of illegal substances from a warehouse in Onitsha.
He added that in Abuja, FCT, 11 suspects were arrested and 81.2kg of drugs seized in a major raid operation on Saturday 5th March in black spots like Torabora, Karu Abattoir, Jabi motor park and Forest.
Babafemi disclosed that at the Lagos airport, one Audu Muhammed was arrested at the SAHCO export shed on Saturday 5th March with 1.550kg cannabis concealed in golden morn cereal packs meant for Dubai, UAE.
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the officers and charged them and their compatriots across the country to remain vigilant.
He said they should also be on the offensive until all drug cartels in Nigeria were completely dismantled.