The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has nabbed 2 Nigerian men for trafficking 16.65kg of cocaine from Brazil to Nigeria.
The 2 suspects identified as Aniakor Uchenna James and Okwubunne Chidiebere Simeon and were apprehended on Wednesday, 28th October, 2020, on their arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos state.
As per reports, the cocaine substances purportedly worth more than N2billion in Nigerian currency.
Garba Ahmadu, the NDLEA Commander at the airport, stated in a statement that the drugs were concealed in eight children duvet which contained seven absorbent towels soaked with cocaine while others were neatly and cleverly concealed in tin cans labeled ‘Schramn’.
In his words, “If this quantum of drugs had penetrated into the society, we can only imagine the multiplier effect of crime rate in the country.”
Garba Ahmadu furthermore, revealed that from July to September, the agency had nabbed 12 suspected drug traffickers, which included 7 males and 5 females with a seizure of 15.800kgs of illicit drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, and methamphetamine.
“The involvement of people in drugs is condemnable considering the fact that drug intake is a catalyst that fuels crime. I want to call on well-meaning Nigerians to collaborate with us by exposing drugs barons. All information shared with us will always be treated with utmost confidentiality. The Command will remain focused on the drug war by intensifying efforts and exposing whatever modes of concealment used by the drug peddlers.” he added.
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