An alleged cocaine trafficker, identified as Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
He was apprehended with 3.30 kilograms of hard drugs concealed in T-shirts during the inward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines at the E arrival hall of the Airport.
The NDLEA commander at MMIA, Ahmadu Garba said the suspect arrived in Nigeria on board Ethiopian airways from São Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa.
Garba said, “The hard drug was cleverly concealed in T-shirts stickers but he couldn’t escape the eagle eyes of our detectives”.
Recall that a week ago the NDLEA chairman Mohammed Buba Marwa gave orders to commanders of the agency and special commands to clamp down on the movement of illicit drugs across the country.
Operatives of the agency in FCT claimed to have raided a number of drug spots in Abuja, where 14 persons including three men in military uniform suspected to be fake soldiers were arrested and different quantities of cocaine, codeine, Rohypnol and Indian hemp were recovered.
Some of the drug spots raided include Wuse Zone 4 and 5, Wuse by Banex plaza, Garki by Torabora, Area 1 by Gwagwalada park, Dagwa village and Abattoir in Karu.
The FCT commander of the agency, Lawan Hammisu, said investigations have begun on the persons arrested. He added that the agency recovered 34.8kg of Cannabis Sativa from the suspects.
Hammisu said, “Also seized were other quantities of Cocaine, Codeine and Rohypnol. Three of the arrested persons who were in military camouflage are still being profiled but are suspected to be fake soldiers.”
Also, in Nasarawa the agency uncovered a cannabis warehouse in Lafia, the state capital, where 45 bags of the illegal drug weighing 474kg were recovered.
