The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged parents to closely monitor their children’s craving for cookies and gummies.
In a recent X post, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, said recent seizures by the agency showed a desperate attempt by criminal elements to smuggle illicit substances under the guise of cookies and gummies.
“If your kids and young ones always crave cookies and gummies, you may have to pay a little more attention,” Babafemi said.
“There may be more to it than ordinary cookies and gummies, as one of the latest seizures by @ndlea_nigeria officers shows a desperate attempt by criminal elements to smuggle in illicit substances under the guise of cookies and gummies.”
The photos accompanying the post showed colourful pouches labelled “Cookies Delta 8 Gummies” in different flavours.
The seized products were labelled with flavours including Hawaiian Rain, Pineapple Guava and Thai Mango, alongside the actual gummy products.
In a separate post, Babafemi said the agency had seized consignments of cocaine packaged in phone chargers.
“On the surface, these are phone chargers, but @ndlea_nigeria officers won’t fall for that. Concealed in there are consignments of cocaine going to Saudi Arabia,” he said.
He, however, warned travellers against assisting people in delivering parcels and luggage without knowing their contents, citing the desperation of traffickers.
