NDLEA Arrest Lady With 35 Wraps Of Cocaine In Her Underwear
By Williams Anuku, Abuja
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have nabbed a lady, Okafor Ebere Edith with 35 wraps of cocaine hidden in her underwear during the outward clearance of passengers on Air Cotevoire, to Monrovia, Liberia from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.
The suspect was arrested on Saturday, July 31, 2021 with the pellets of cocaine tucked in her underwear and with the intention to beat security checks at the Airport.
She was however picked up for search and questioning and the wraps of the illicit drug were found on her.
The agency in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy said during a preliminary interview, she claimed her desire to make money pushed her into drug trafficking.
Also, one Echendu Jerry Maduakolam, an intending male passenger going to Istanbul was arrested at Gate A departure hall of the MMIA on Tuesday July 27 during outward clearance of Egypt airline to Turkey with 78grams of cannabis mixed with dried bitter leaves.
“On the same day, another intending male passenger, Egbon Osarodion going to Milan, Italy was arrested at the airport’s Gate A departure hall during outward clearance of passengers on Egypt airline with different quantities of 225mg Tramadol and Rohypnol concealed in foil papers wrapped in a polyethylene bag.”
Meanwhile, the NDLEA operatives from Kontagora Area command of the Agency while acting on credible intelligence in the early hours of Thursday July 29, 2021 raided a warehouse at Mailefe village in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger state, where drug supplies for bandits operating in parts of the state were stored.
After a thorough search of the warehouse, 125 bags of cannabis sativa were recovered while a man seen praying in front of the house fled into the forest when he sighted the narcotic officers from afar.
Chairman of the NDLEA, Mohammed Buba Marwa has commended the commanders, officers and men of the MMIA and Niger state commands of the Agency for their continued efforts in tracking down traffickers of illicit drugs in their areas of responsibility.
He charged them and their counterparts in other commands to remain focussed and resolute in pursuit of the goal to rid Nigeria of illicit substances and drug related criminalities.
