Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have
apprehended a suspect at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos,
over 26.2kg of ephedrine found in female foot wears. .
The narcotics were detected during the screening of
passengers. In another operation, the operatives also arrested two suspects who
had just arrived from Cambodia and Sierra Leone with 305g and 1.37kg of cocaine
respectively. .
The suspect arrested in connection with the ephedrine
seizure, 48-year-old Ogujiuba Zacchaeus, is an electrician, who was on his way
to Tanzania. One of the other two suspects – Uchegbu Emeka (33), a textile
merchant, allegedly inserted O of cocaine in his anus. .
The third suspect, Emeka Okafor (28), an auto parts dealer,
reportedly ingested 1.37kg of cocaine. Emeka said he had lost everything he had
due to economic recession and that is why he agreed to smuggle cocaine to
Cambodia for N800,000.
Source:Breaking Times
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