Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at
the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos have
apprehended a suspected drug trafficker over alleged ingestion of 126
wraps of narcotics.
The drug which weighed 2.225kg is the highest single ingestion since January 2013. Narcotic officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion during the inward screening of Qatar Airline passengers on his way from Pakistan.
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, gave the name of the suspect as Nweke Gabriel Nwobodo.
“We have arrested one Nweke Gabriel Nwobodo for ingesting 126 wraps of substances found to be heroin weighing 2.225kg. This is the highest quantity ingested by a suspect since the beginning of the year. The case is currently under investigation,” Hamza stated.
The 33 -year old suspect who sells electronics at Trade Faire Complex and Computer Village in Lagos said he was duped and he wanted to raise money from drug trafficking.
His words, “I sell electronics in Lagos but I lost 11,200 dollars to fraudsters.
This affected my business and in the process of trying to get money to revamp my business I was introduced into drugs. If I had succeeded, I would have been paid 1.8 million naira. I spent only one week in Pakistan. My only regret is my pregnant wife who is due to put to birth soon.”
Nweke hails from Ebonyi State. He is married with two children.
In his reaction, the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, expressed concern over the risk of drug ingestion. “The ingestion of drugs by traffickers is very disturbing because many have died in the process. Just a wrap is deadly and here we have one person ingesting 126 wraps of what could take his life in few minutes. Members of the public should shun drug trafficking and report any suspected trafficker to the Agency,” Giade urged.
The NDLEA boss added that the agency will continue to frustrate any move to raise capital from drug trafficking.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayThe drug which weighed 2.225kg is the highest single ingestion since January 2013. Narcotic officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion during the inward screening of Qatar Airline passengers on his way from Pakistan.
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, gave the name of the suspect as Nweke Gabriel Nwobodo.
“We have arrested one Nweke Gabriel Nwobodo for ingesting 126 wraps of substances found to be heroin weighing 2.225kg. This is the highest quantity ingested by a suspect since the beginning of the year. The case is currently under investigation,” Hamza stated.
The 33 -year old suspect who sells electronics at Trade Faire Complex and Computer Village in Lagos said he was duped and he wanted to raise money from drug trafficking.
His words, “I sell electronics in Lagos but I lost 11,200 dollars to fraudsters.
This affected my business and in the process of trying to get money to revamp my business I was introduced into drugs. If I had succeeded, I would have been paid 1.8 million naira. I spent only one week in Pakistan. My only regret is my pregnant wife who is due to put to birth soon.”
Nweke hails from Ebonyi State. He is married with two children.
In his reaction, the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, expressed concern over the risk of drug ingestion. “The ingestion of drugs by traffickers is very disturbing because many have died in the process. Just a wrap is deadly and here we have one person ingesting 126 wraps of what could take his life in few minutes. Members of the public should shun drug trafficking and report any suspected trafficker to the Agency,” Giade urged.
The NDLEA boss added that the agency will continue to frustrate any move to raise capital from drug trafficking.
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All dis igbo people u are honestly too desperate, haba.
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