Overview
- NDLEA reports the cocaine was recovered from an empty shipping container at Tincan Island Port during a weekend inspection.
- The consignment was formally handed over to the agency on Tuesday after its initial discovery by port operators.
- Officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.K. National Crime Agency have joined the investigation.
- Officials describe the haul as the largest single cocaine seizure recorded at Tincan and among the biggest in the country.
- NDLEA chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa says the aim is to identify the cartel’s masterminds through a coordinated cross-border probe.