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| Afunaya Thaddeus Izunna |
Officers of Nigeria’s National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended a 26-year old man in connection
with 8.5kg of methamphetamine concealed inside metal pipes, the agency said on
Tuesday [Aug 21].
The suspect, Afunaya Thaddeus Izunna, who sells phone accessories at Ikeja,
Lagos, was found at the weekend to be in possession of the drug during the
screening of passengers on Ethiopian airline flight to New Delhi, India.
The drug, NDLEA claimed, is worth
N27 million and was discovered when anti-narcotic officers insisted in
searching the metal pipes inside his luggage.
The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar said that the drug with
a total weight of 8.5kg is one of the highest seizures recently recorded at the
Lagos airport.
“This is one of the largest seizures
recorded at the Lagos airport in recent time. It was a clever mode of
concealment but I am glad we were able to detect it and the suspect
apprehended. The case is under investigation”, Hamza stated.
NDLEA quoted the suspect to have
disclosed that he is married with 2 children.
“I am a trader. I sell phone
accessories at Ikeja to take care of my wife and two children. It was a friend
that gave me the metal pipes that I should take them to India for a fee. I did
not know when, how and where it was packed. I was only given the bag containing
the pipes. Unfortunately, when I got to the airport during screening, NDLEA
officers discovered the drug and I was arrested. This is my first time of
smuggling drugs. I hope my wife will understand and forgive men,” NDLEA
quoted the suspect as saying.
NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the suspect
will soon be charged to court.
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