Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
have prevented a Nigerian student studying in Malaysia from premature
death.
The 31- year old suspect, Dike Chibuzor Vitalis, possessed 1.430kg of white crystalline powder that tested positive for methamphetamine was on his way to Malaysia where drug trafficking attracts death penalty.
He was intercepted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, during screening of passengers on a Qatar Airline flight, following the discovery of the drugs in his luggage.
According to a press statement signed by the spokesman of the Anti- Drugs Agency, Mitchel Ofoyeju, the suspect, Dike could have joined other Nigerians on death row if not for the intervention of the anti-narcotic Agency.
The release added that the suspect, who hailed from Orlu, Imo State, said that he was promised $4,000 to deliver the drugs in Malaysia.
“I was asked to take an empty bag to Malaysia for a fee of 4,000 dollars. When I got to the airport, the drug was discovered. That was how I got involved,” he stated.
Speaking on the arrest, the NDLEA Airport commander, Mr Hamza Umar, explained that the drug was concealed inside the bag.
“The drug was industrially packed in a way that we have to cut the sides of the bag open with a knife to discover the drugs. It will take a professional to detect the drugs,” Hamza stated.
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The 31- year old suspect, Dike Chibuzor Vitalis, possessed 1.430kg of white crystalline powder that tested positive for methamphetamine was on his way to Malaysia where drug trafficking attracts death penalty.
He was intercepted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, during screening of passengers on a Qatar Airline flight, following the discovery of the drugs in his luggage.
According to a press statement signed by the spokesman of the Anti- Drugs Agency, Mitchel Ofoyeju, the suspect, Dike could have joined other Nigerians on death row if not for the intervention of the anti-narcotic Agency.
The release added that the suspect, who hailed from Orlu, Imo State, said that he was promised $4,000 to deliver the drugs in Malaysia.
“I was asked to take an empty bag to Malaysia for a fee of 4,000 dollars. When I got to the airport, the drug was discovered. That was how I got involved,” he stated.
Speaking on the arrest, the NDLEA Airport commander, Mr Hamza Umar, explained that the drug was concealed inside the bag.
“The drug was industrially packed in a way that we have to cut the sides of the bag open with a knife to discover the drugs. It will take a professional to detect the drugs,” Hamza stated.
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