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The country wide Drug law Enforcement business enterprise (NDLEA) on Tuesday said it arrested two suspects with cocaine at the Murtalla Mohammed international Airport
A announcement by using the company’s spokesperson, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, stated one of the suspects turned into arrested on his manner to Hong Kong after eating cocaine.
“another suspect, who lives in Athens, Greece, changed into additionally apprehended in reference to unlawful ownership of wraps of substances that tested advantageous to cocaine.
“The arrests have been made on the MMIA, Lagos, at some stage in screening of passengers on an Ethiopian Airline flight to Hong Kong and Egypt Airline flight to Athens.
“preliminary investigation suggests that the suspects had targeted the Christmas holiday to smuggle cocaine in a foreign country however drug police officers at the Lagos airport have been capable of uncover their plan.
“the entire weight of cocaine seized from the suspects is 1.150kgs.
“considered one of them excreted 45 wraps of cocaine he ingested, weighing 935 grammes while the other excreted 5 wraps of cocaine weighing 215 grammes.
“both suspects examined high quality for narcotic ingestion and while beneath observation; they expelled wraps of cocaine which they'd wanted to smuggle in another country.
“The suspects are currently beneath research.
“The high expectations of both suspects making short cash this festive season from drug trafficking were dashed via vigilant anti-narcotic officials,” the statement said.
The statement additionally reported the Chairman of the corporation, Mr Muhammad Abdallah, as pronouncing that the ones wishing to get wealthy through drug trafficking would come to be in prison.
“that is a caution to drug traffickers that the organisation is determined to discover all hidden capsules and prosecute offenders.
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