Tobias Sylvester
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old Nigerian man, Mgbeobuna Victor Eberechukwu for ingesting 77 pellets of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu.
Man Arrested At Enugu Airport
In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the suspect was arrested on Saturday, following his arrival from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, onboard an Ethiopian airline flight.
“The suspect, who hails from Idemili South LGA, Anambra State passed out the 77 wraps of the illicit drug in eight excretions spanning four days,” he said.
Babafemi added that in Kaduna, three suspects: Saifullahi Sani, Salisu Nafi’u and Abdulrazaq Mamman, were arrested in Zaria on Thursday, on 11 August with 1,112,350 tablets of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg) weighing 38.3kg.
He said in Kano, a female drug dealer, Saratu Abdullahi, 28, from Wurno council area of the state was nabbed at Hotoro with 541 blocks of cannabis weighing 245kg.
“In Lagos, NDLEA operatives recovered a total of 1,773.25kg cannabis sativa at Ebutte-Meta and Akala in Mushin areas of the state in separate raid operations between 9th and 10th August.
“At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, 86 parcels of cannabis indica (Colorado) weighing 43kg were recovered from a 40ft container during a joint examination with Customs and other security agencies.
“The illegal consignment seized on Friday 12th Aug came from Toronto via Montreal, Canada and concealed in two drums inside a Mercedes Benz SUV in the container,” Babafemi stated.
KanyiDaily had also reported how the NDLEA arrested Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India.
