Another drug trafficking scandal is brewing in one of Nigeria’s major companies barely two years it was involved in yet to be resolved transnational drug smuggling.
According to our investigation, a vessel supposedly importing sugar products for BUA was arrested on Wednesday following an intelligence report made available to the Nigeria Navy and large quantity of substances suspected to be hard drugs were discovered on Friday morning in Lagos.
Truth Live News investigation revealed that the vessel named MV COOPER ISLAND is currently detained at Josepdam Tin can Island Port, Lagos, Nigeria.
Recall that this Newspaper had published a special report in December, 2022 (click here to read report) where it reported that on Monday, November 7, 2022, a Lagos Federal High Court discharged seven Indian citizens and one Nigerian who had been charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with illegally bringing cocaine into the country, but what was yet to be unraveled is the true details of how the said drugs found its way into the cargo meant for a Nigerian company by the name, BUA.
Friday’s discovery by the Navy has further strengthened the insinuation in some quarters that BUA has a case to answer over the smuggling of hard drugs into Nigeria through their cargoes.
Investigation continues….