649,300 capsules of Tramadol 225mg weighing 460.95kg imported from Pakistan via Addis Ababa through Ethiopian Airline on Wednesday, February 16.On the same day, a female passenger, Ms. Ayeki Happy, who arrived the airport from Italy on Turkish Airline flight was arrested with 805,850 Euros cash concealed in her luggage.
The NDLEA said both cash seizures are currently under investigation to establish if they are proceeds of drug business. Also, at the NAHCO export shed of the airport, NDLEA operatives seized a consignment of 131 parcels of Cannabis concealed in packages of black soap , during outward clearance of cargo going to the UK.