Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have arrested a 38-year old auto parts dealer, Agbala Cosmos, in connection with an attempt to smuggle N322m worth of drugs out of Nigeria to Mozambique.
In a statement made available to our correspondent on Friday by NDLEA’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the drugs, which were concealed inside oil filters, tested positive to methamphetamine, weighing 35.8kg.
“The drugs were concealed in a manner that makes it difficult to detect. We had to cut the filters open in order to recover the drugs. In all, a total quantity of 35.8kg of methamphetamine was found inside the oil filters,” NDLEA commander at the airport, Hamza Umar, said.
The suspect, Cosmos, who is married with three kids and hails from Enugu State, said he got involved in drug trafficking because of greed.
“I blame myself because I was greedy. They asked me to facilitate the exportation of the drug to Mozambique for a commission of N1m. I was happy to do it because I needed money. It did not occur to me that there is so much risk involved because of the manner the drug was packed. I never knew the drug cost so much,” he said.
NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, vowed that the agency would arrest all persons involved in the case. “We are prepared to go the full length in our investigation, and the suspect has given us useful information that we are currently processing,” he added.
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