An electronics merchant, Udoji Chike,
has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for being in possession
of eight kilogrammes of Diazepam injections.
The NDLEA also arrested an alleged drug
trafficker for being in possession of 80 wraps of powdery substance
suspected to be cocaine at the Port Harcourt International Airport,
Rivers State.
The discovery in Lagos was said to have
been made at the departure hall of the airport while the suspect was
about to board an Arik flight to Liberia.
NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the injections were disguised as packs of
Alabukun powder, an unregulated drug.
NDLEA Airport commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, said that the suspect would soon be taken to court.
He said, “Officers discovered 8kg of
Diazepam injections in a luggage brought by Chike. The luggage was meant
for export to Liberia. He has accepted ownership of the drugs.”
Chike, a graduate of the University of
Monronvia, said, “I have been living in Liberia with my wife and child
since 1997. I have been unable to go back to them since I came to
Nigeria for Christmas last year. I was trying to raise money to go back;
that was why I agreed to take the drugs.”
In Rivers, the suspect, Emeka Martins, was arrested while trying to board an Air France flight to Italy with 1.560kg of cocaine.
NDLEA Commander, Port Harcourt
International Airport Command, Mr. Olutekunbi Davies, said the suspect,
who is a native of Nnewi, Anambra State, concealed the substance in his
pants.
Davies said, “We have arrested one Mr.
Chukwuemeka Martins. He was arrested on March 16, 2014 at about 8pm
while attempting to board Air France to Italy.
“He (Martins) concealed 80 wraps of
powdery substance suspected to be cocaine weighing 1.560kg in his pants.
The mode of concealment used to be by ingestion and insertion, but has
recently changed to packaging and padding.”
The NDLEA commander warned that Martins’
arrest was an indication that those involved in drug trafficking would
always have unpleasant end.
Davies promised that in spite of the
ongoing airport remodeling, which had slowed down the agency’s
operations, NDLEA officers would continue to be vigilant to ensure that
the Port Harcourt International Airport was not turned to a drug hub.
Cautioning Nigerians to shun drug
trafficking, Davies pointed out that the suspect would be prosecuted at
the end of the agency’s investigation.
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