PICTURES: NDLEA Foils Smuggling Attempt, Finds Cocaine Hidden in Prayer Beads, Shoes

Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted cocaine concealed in prayer beads and locally made shoes.

The agency disclosed that the suspects were intercepted while trying to transport the illicit substances to the Holy Land.

The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared pictures of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.

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.”