Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have
discovered drugs concealed in vegetables and shoes soles.
The drugs,
compressed cannabis in vegetables and cocaine inside shoes soles, were
said to have been discovered by narcotic agents at the Akanu Ibiam
International Airport (AIIA), Enugu State. The suspects, in their
statements, owned up to the crime. They claimed they needed money to
take care of basic needs like house rents, school fees and feeding.
The NDLEA Commander at the Enugu airport, Mr. Adeofe Adeyemi, said
the agency was working very hard to prevent all cases of illicit drug
trafficking. He said: “The command arrested six suspected drug
traffickers with 62.663kg of narcotic drugs.
One of the suspects, Ibeh Nonso, 46, who was going to China,
swallowed 67 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.131kg, while Izukanne Ikenna,
33, going to Hong Kong, hid 982 grammes of cocaine inside the sole of
his shoes.
The only female among them, Kenechukwu Uchenna, 27, was arrested on
her way to Dubai with 11.7kg of cannabis in dried bitter leaf
vegetables.” The commander mentioned other suspects as Agwu Kalu, 30,
who was found with 25kg of cannabis in cartons and Okpara Chigozie, 43,
caught with 7.500kg of cannabis in his bag. Kalu and Chigozie were both
arrested on their way to China. Another suspect, Onyia Clinton, 26, had
16.350kg of cannabis in his luggage during screening of passengers to
Doha.
According to NDLEA spokesman, Mitchel Ofoyeju, two of the suspects
were found in possession of substances that tested positive for cocaine,
while four others were caught with dried weeds of cannabis sativa. He
said: “Three of the suspects going to China where drug trafficking is
punishable by death were also saved from execution.
A total of 62.663kg of drugs comprising 60.55kg of cannabis and
2.113kg of cocaine were seized.” NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah
(rtd.), warned that those who seek to enrich themselves through drug
trafficking shall be apprehended and prosecuted.
Abdallah called on members of the public to appreciate their dignity
by taking qualitative drug-free decisions. He said: “NDLEA will continue
to invest in public enlightenment to guide people in taking sound
drug-free decisions. Life is precious and I urge you to shun drug
trafficking."http://newtelegraphonline.com/ndlea-discovers-drugs-vegetables-shoes/
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