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He said the illicit drug was neatly concealed inside yoghurt bottles.<\/p>\n<p>Babafemi in the statement said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/27\/cross-river-army-hands-over-suspected-drug-peddlers-to-ndlea\/\">suspect<\/a> who resides in Algeria, was intercepted on a motorcycle around the baggage area at Illela border while trying to cross to the Niger Republic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">\u201cHe was found with an ECOWAS passport with different name written as Auwalu Audu but he gave his real name as Nkem Timothy\u201d Babafemi stated in the statement read<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said his men had commenced further investigation to unravel his sponsor and other members of the transborder drug cartel.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">\u201cThis is a ground breaking feat for us in the Command as seizure of this magnitude of type A drug (cocaine) has never been made in Sokoto Command before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Adamawa state Command of the Agency has also arrested one Umar Mohammed with 82 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 70kg at Lafiya Lamurde area of Adamawa state.<\/p>\n<p>In his reaction to the seizures, Chairman\/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. 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