Babafemi said that the operatives had in the early hours of Friday Feb. 18, intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory.
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He said that a controlled delivery of the parceled counterfeit US dollars totaling $4, 760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal suspect, 52-year-old Abdulmumini Maikasuwa.
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Babafemi also said the seizure followed intelligence received by the FCT Command of the agency detailing the movement of the cash.
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He quoted the Chairman, NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa as directing that both the cash and the suspect in NDLEA custody be transferred to EFCC for further investigation.
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