Over four million dollars would have been pushed into the Nigeria economy, but for the eagle eyes of the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The operatives foiled attempt to push fake $4.7million cash into circulation in Abuja.
A statement signed by Agency’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi says the incident happened in the early hours of Friday 18th February, 2022.
The operatives intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory.
A controlled delivery of the parcelled counterfeit US dollars totalling $4,760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal suspect, 52-year-old Abdulmumini Maikasuwa.
He said the seizure followed intelligence received by the FCT Command of the Agency detailing the movement of the cash and the vehicle conveying it.
Responding, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed that both the cash and the suspect in custody be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation.
