The Senate has said the N2bn worth of cocaine seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Apapa Tincan Island Port in Lagos State will be investigated.

This is according to a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju who quoted the Chairman, Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Senator Joshua Lidani.

Lidani was quoted to have said this when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the offices and facilities of the NDLEA in Lagos.

Lidani, according to the statement, said, “We have observed that there is friction and lack of synergy between the Nigeria Customs and the NDLEA at the seaport.

“At the airport, there is a good collaboration but this is not so at the seaport. Agencies of government must work together in harmony because they have a common goal.

“The NDLEA must be properly positioned at the seaports to monitor and intercept narcotics. The suspected cocaine seizure made by the Customs and handed over to the NDLEA on Thursday October 13, 2016, should be properly investigated.”

The agency said the substance, which tested positive for cocaine, was 214.732kg.

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