Nweke Nwobodo
The
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Mohammed
International Airport, Lagos, has arrested a suspected drug trafficker,
Nweke Nwobodo, for allegedly ingesting 126 wraps of heroin.
According to a statement by the agency, the drug, which weighed 2.225kg, is the highest single ingestion since January 2013.
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport,
Mr. Hamza Umar, said 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.
The Ebonyi State indigene however said
he joined the illegitimate business because he was duped of his money
and needed to recover it.
The 33-year-old father of two said, “I
sell electronics in Lagos but I lost $11,200 (N1.78m) 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 N1.8m. I spent only one week in Pakistan. My only regret is my
pregnant wife who is due to give birth soon.”
The NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, expressed concern on 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 a few minutes. Members of the public should shun drug
trafficking and report any suspected trafficker to the agency,” he said.
The NDLEA boss said the agency would continue to frustrate any move to raise capital from drug trafficking.
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