Many were left surprised at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport as Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a man who ingeniously hid 193 wraps of cocaine inside his football socks.
During
routine screening of passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai,
cocaine weighing a total of 3.4kgs was detected on the who has been
identified as Maduewesi Ugochukwu Samuel, a commercial bus driver.
NDLEA spokesman, Ofoyeju Mitchel
said, "This is an interesting arrest and I commend the officers for the
discovery. Dubai-Lagos route is gradually gaining notoriety and we are
monitoring it closely. Let me assure members of the public that the
NDLEA is working very hard in preventing illicit drug production,
trafficking and abuse in the country".
NDLEA commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba explained that during the screening process, officers discovered that the suspect had something in his legs.
"It
was cleverly done but not good enough to escape our notice. When his
socks was pulled down, suspected wraps of narcotics found to be cocaine
fell down on the floor. He was immediately arrested and taken for
further investigation," he said.
As a result of the discovery, Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (rtd,) has now ordered officers to be more vigilant, and to ensure stringent monitoring of the Dubai-Lagos route.
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