NDLEA thwarts cocaine hidden in prayer beads, shoes

Abdullateef Fowewe

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

According to a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, the suspects were apprehended while attempting to transport the illicit drugs to the Holy Land.

Sharing pictures, Babafemi wrote, “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.”