Suspected
drug traffickers, Daniel Marvin and Akubuo Favour Victor, said they hid
cocaine valued at over N119 million inside perfumes and capacitors
because the drug barons promised them N500,000 reward each. Marvin, 29,
told officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that
he was introduced to drug trafficking by his childhood friend.
He said: “I was searching for business breakthrough when my friend told me that I could earn half a million naira by just going to Brazil. He told me they would buy my return ticket and all I needed to do was to bring in cocaine.
“He assured me that the drugs would not be detected because of the way it was packed. But it was detected by NDLEA officers during search at the Abuja Airport.”
Like Marvin, Victor, 26, said that he too smuggled drugs because of the money involved. He said: “I needed some money to invest in my ailing business. That was how my friend convinced me to smuggle drugs for the sum of half a million naira.
The drug was hidden inside new perfume containers and I never knew it would be uncovered by the NDLEA officers.” The suspects were apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly concealing 13.33kg of substances found to be cocaine inside capacitors and perfumes. The NDLEA said the estimated street value of the drug imported from Brazil was N119 million.
The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Mr Hamisu Lawan, said Marvin with Nigerian Passport number A05545613 was arrested during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirate Airline flight from Dubai. He said: “Marvin was found in possession of 7.580kg of cocaine hidden inside capacitors.
The second suspect, Victor, was found in possession of 5.750kg of cocaine hidden inside perfumes. “Both suspects were coming from Brazil when they were arrested.”
He said: “I was searching for business breakthrough when my friend told me that I could earn half a million naira by just going to Brazil. He told me they would buy my return ticket and all I needed to do was to bring in cocaine.
“He assured me that the drugs would not be detected because of the way it was packed. But it was detected by NDLEA officers during search at the Abuja Airport.”
Like Marvin, Victor, 26, said that he too smuggled drugs because of the money involved. He said: “I needed some money to invest in my ailing business. That was how my friend convinced me to smuggle drugs for the sum of half a million naira.
The drug was hidden inside new perfume containers and I never knew it would be uncovered by the NDLEA officers.” The suspects were apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly concealing 13.33kg of substances found to be cocaine inside capacitors and perfumes. The NDLEA said the estimated street value of the drug imported from Brazil was N119 million.
The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Mr Hamisu Lawan, said Marvin with Nigerian Passport number A05545613 was arrested during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirate Airline flight from Dubai. He said: “Marvin was found in possession of 7.580kg of cocaine hidden inside capacitors.
The second suspect, Victor, was found in possession of 5.750kg of cocaine hidden inside perfumes. “Both suspects were coming from Brazil when they were arrested.”
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