Operatives of the National Drug Law
Enforcement at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have
recovered 1.370 kilogramme of whitish powdery substance that tested
positive for cocaine from one Ifeanyi Nriagwu.
Our correspondent learnt that the drug,
which was sealed in parcels and kept inside a laptop bag, was found
after a thorough search of the smuggler’s luggage.
The 34-year-old suspect, who hails from
Anambra, was caught at the departure hall during the screening of
passengers on a Turkish flight.
The Commander of the NDLEA at the MMIA,
Mr. Hamza Umar, said, “The suspect was found with two parcels of cocaine
industrially hidden by the sides of his laptop bag. He was detected on
his way to Turkey from where he would have proceeded to South Sudan. The
drug tested positive for cocaine and weighed 1.370kg.”
Nriagwu said he embarked on the mission
in anticipation of a $3,500 (N568,000) reward which he could have used
to take care of his family as no one was ready to assist him.
“I wanted to use the $3,500 I was
promised to take care of my personal problems. I relocated to South
Sudan in January 2013. I am married with a child but I am unable to care
for my family due to financial constraint. This was why I got
involved,” Nriagwu said.
The NDLEA Chairman, Mr. Ahmadu Giade,
said the agency would continue to engage in both drug supply and demand
reduction activities towards achieving a drug-free Nigeria.
“We will continue to pursue the mandate
of the agency with all diligence. We shall cut off the supply of drug
through arrests and prosecution of drug traffickers. We shall also
intensify our anti-drug abuse public enlightenment programmes,” Giade
said.
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