Two Businessmen Excrete Over 1.171 Kilograms of Cocaine and Heroin at Abuja Airport
Two businessmen heading to France and Hong Kong, have been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for allegedly ingesting substances suspected to be cocaine and heroin.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives caught 38 year old Thankgod Emenike and 41 year old Agbo Prince Chidike after a body scan revealed that they ingested drugs.
According to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Emenike after he was placed under observation, excreted 72 wraps of substance suspected to be heroine, weighing 1.171 kilograms.
He adds that Chidike also excreted 49 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine, weighing 998.59 grams.
Babafemi explained that Emenike was arrested last October 20 at the airport gate while about to board an air France flight to Paris.
Chidike was arrested a day later while about to board an Ethiopian airline flight to Hong Kong.
“In his statement, Chidike claimed he is a businessman dealing in spare parts at the Alaba International market in Ojo area of Lagos. He added that he was to be paid N3.5 million which he intended to use to import goods from Hong Kong.
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“In the same vein, NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday 25th October intercepted a Qatar Airways flight passenger going to Oman, Agbo Celestine Tochukwu with a consignment of 58 parcels of skunk weighing 29.10kg while undergoing processes to board his flight at the terminal 11 of the airport.
“In his statement, Tochukwu claimed he relocated to Oman on 6th May and has been working as hotel attendant in Oman before venturing into drug trafficking.
“Meanwhile, a total of 2,197 kilograms of skunk were recovered in four interdiction operations in parts of Ondo state within four days. While 1,165.5kg were seized in Uso, Owo LGA on Wednesday 25th October, a consignment of 691kg was recovered from Ukugu forest in Ipele the previous day, Tuesday 24th October.
“A suspect, Ifeanyi Abuguja, 32, was arrested with 87kg of same substance on Monday 23rd October at Agula Road, Ogbese, Akure North LGA, while 253.5kg were recovered at Ogbese market in Akure North LGA on Thursday 26th October.
“In Oyo state, two suspects: Ayo Dele, 19, and Olaitan Ahmed, 23, were arrested with 160 grams of cannabis at a drug joint at Nalende area of Ibadan metropolis on Sunday 22nd October while a follow-up operation at their warehouse in the same area led to the recovery of 332kgs of the same substance.
“While operatives of the Lagos Command of the Agency intercepted and recovered a vehicle loaded with 209kg of Loud at Okun Ajah area of the state on Monday 23rd October, their counterparts in Gombe on Saturday 28th October recovered an abandoned consignment of 401 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 392kg and 21,000 capsules of tramadol at Tumfure area of the state.”
