Two (2) suspects have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for trafficking 16.65kg of cocaine from the Republic of Brazil to Nigeria.
The two suspects identified as Aniakor Uchenna James and Okwubunne Chidiebere Simeon, were both arrested on October 28, 2020, on their arrival at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The cocaine substances withheld is reportedly worth over N2billion in Nigerian currency.
Confirming this, NDLEA Commander at the airport, Garba Ahmadu, in a released statement said that the drugs were concealed in an eight children duvet which contained seven (7) absorbent towels soaked with cocaine, while others were cleverly and neatly concealed in tin can labeled “Schramn”.
According to Ahmadu, the quantum of drugs could have posed serious danger, health risk and high rate of crime if it had found its way into the society.
Ahmadu also disclosed that the agency had arrested 12 suspected drug traffickers within July to September, of which includes seven (7) males and five (5) females with a seizure of 15,800kgs of illicit drugs of various types.
“The involvement of people in drugs is condemnable considering the fact that drug intake is a catalyst that fuels crime. I want to call on well-meaning Nigerians to collaborate with us by exposing drugs barons. All information shared with us will always be treated with utmost confidentiality. The Command will remain focused on the drug war by intensifying efforts and exposing whatever modes of concealment used by the drug peddlers," he said.
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