Drug Law Agency arrests Europe-bound 19-year-old undergraduate with methamphetamine concealed in crayfish
A 19-year-old undergraduate, Nnamani Daberechi has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for attempting to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish.
Penpushing reports that Daberechi, who was on his way to Europe for undergraduate studies was arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), having been intercepted on July 15, 2023.
The Director Media and Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday, adding that nemesis caught up with the suspect during an outward clearance of passengers on Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624.
‘While being interviewed by operatives, Daberechi claimed he was a student going to Cyprus for studies. But upon a thorough search of his luggage, he was found in possession of 7.2kg of whitish substance neatly concealed inside a sack of crayfish. A field test of the substance, however, proved positive for Methamphetamine’, Babafemi said.
Penpushing further reports that in similar development Babafemi said the operatives of the Tincan Port Command of the agency on 11 July, 2023 intercepted a 116.5kg consignment of Colorado, which was concealed in bags hidden in a heap of used vehicle parts.
The agency spokesperson who described the drug as a strong strain of cannabis, said it was on the floor of a container marked FCIU 8459700, bearing three units of used vehicles imported from Toronto, Canada.
“Based on intelligence, the agency had requested a 100 per cent examination of the container, which arrived at the TICT terminal of the port on 14 June A joint examination with the Nigeria Customs, DSS and other stakeholders on Tuesday, 11 July, led to the discovery of 233 parcels of the illicit substance. It was stashed inside travelling bags on the floor of the container, covered with used vehicle spare parts’, he stated.
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