The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has announced the arrest of four illicit drug traffickers with narcotics worth N61m and weighing 6.822kg at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the suspects included a Birmingham based cleaner.
”The seized drugs consist of 4.193kgs of heroin and 2.629kg of cocaine destined for Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, Birmingham, United Kingdom, Rome and Mumbai, India,” he said.
The Abuja airport Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Hamisu Lawan said that the suspects were caught trying to export narcotics out of the country.
One of the suspects was about to board an Air France flight to the United Kingdom through Charles De Gaulle Airport, France when he tested positive for drug ingestion.
”While under observation, he excreted 30 wraps of cocaine weighing 479 grammes.
”He claimed that the drugs were given to him by a man he met at his village.
”Another suspect, a trader at Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, was arrested while trying to check in a bag found to contain 2.8kg of heroin.
”The drug was cleverly concealed inside the passenger’s luggage.
”NDLEA agents made the discovery during screening of passengers on an Ethiopian airline flight to Rome via Addis Ababa.
"Another was arrested with 2.150kg of cocaine at the screening point during checking in of passengers on a Kenyan airways flight to India through Nairobi.
”The last suspect ingested 65 wraps of heroine weighing 1.393 kg which he swallowed and attempted to export to Italy.
”He was arrested trying to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Italy via Addis Ababa.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of NDLEA, Mr Muhammad Abdallah, has said that the Agency would investigate and arrest the sponsors of the suspects.
“My target is to trace the drug barons, arrest and prosecute everyone that is involved in the illicit act” Abdallah said..
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