NDLEA Seizes $269,000 Fake Dollars, Nabs 3 Syndicate Members In Joint Operation With EFCC in Lagos.
By Gbemiga Olamikan
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday 19th January through intelligence received from the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States busted a criminal syndicate involved in the trafficking of fake USD currency in Lagos. During a combined operation carried out by NDLEA operatives with their EFCC colleagues, a total of $269,000 counterfeit US dollars were recovered from the syndicate at Oniru Shoprite area of Lekki, Lagos, where three suspects were arrested.
However, Gen. Maruwa commended all the officers involved in the special operations in Lagos for their professionalism and commitment, and directed that the fake dollars recovered and suspects arrested in the Lekki operation be immediately transferred to the EFCC for possible prosecution.
