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.
The suspect, Afunaya Thaddeus Izunna, who
sells phone accessories at Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, 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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