The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Damilare Ogunsina, a freight agent, who attempted to travel to Dubai with a hard drug known as Skunk.

The agency, via its Twitter handle on Sunday, stated that Ogunsina was apprehended on Friday with 1.5kg of the drug in his possession.

Ogunsina, who concealed part the substance in foodstuff, hid 11.5kg of the same in a giant wooden sculpture meant to be delivered to the United Kingdom.

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“At the Lagos airport, a freight agent Ogunsina Damilare was arrested on Friday 6th January following a bid to export 1.5 kilograms of skunk hidden in foodstuffs to Dubai, UAE, through the SAHCO export shed of the MMIA,” the agency wrote.

“While a similar attempt to ship 11.5kgs of the same substance to the United Kingdom was frustrated when the consignment concealed in a giant wooden sculpture was intercepted by NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations (DOGI) at a courier company in Lagos. Curiously, the latter emanated from Ghana with London as destination.”

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Nigerians are consistently seeking creative ways to peddle drugs across countries and continents. Some have been caught attempting to smuggle drugs in candies, tubers of yam, body lotions, etc.