Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, spokesman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said that a suspected businessman was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, in possession of 126 wraps of narcotics.
Ofoyeju, in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said that the suspect was arrested during inward screening of Qatar Airline passengers from Pakistan.``The drug, which weighed 2. 225kg is the highest single ingestion since January 2013.
``Narcotic officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion, `` Ofoyeju said.
The spokesman said that the 33-year-old suspect confessed during interrogation that "he sells electronics at Trade Fair Complex and Computer Village in Lagos.
``The suspect claimed that he was duped and he wanted to raise money from drug trafficking.
``He claimed he lost 11, 200 US Dollars about (N1.6 million) to fraudsters.
``The suspect claimed the loss affected his business and in the process of trying to get money to revamp the business, he was introduced into drugs.
``He claimed if he had succeeded, he would have been paid N1.8 million. He spent only one week in Pakistan to get the drugs.
``His only regret was his pregnant wife, who is due to put to bed soon, `` Ofoyeju quoted the suspect as saying.
He advised members of the public to shun the illegal business and report any suspected trafficker to the agency. (NAN)
Mr
Mitchell Ofoyeju, spokesman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA), said that a suspected businessman was arrested at the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, in possession of 126 wraps
of narcotics.
Ofoyeju, in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said that the suspect was arrested during inward screening of Qatar Airline passengers from Pakistan.
``The drug, which weighed 2. 225kg is the highest single ingestion since January 2013.
``Narcotic officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion, `` Ofoyeju said.
The spokesman said that the 33-year-old suspect confessed during interrogation that "he sells electronics at Trade Fair Complex and Computer Village in Lagos.
``The suspect claimed that he was duped and he wanted to raise money from drug trafficking.
``He claimed he lost 11, 200 US Dollars about (N1.6 million) to fraudsters.
``The suspect claimed the loss affected his business and in the process of trying to get money to revamp the business, he was introduced into drugs.
``He claimed if he had succeeded, he would have been paid N1.8 million. He spent only one week in Pakistan to get the drugs.
``His only regret was his pregnant wife, who is due to put to bed soon, `` Ofoyeju quoted the suspect as saying.
He advised members of the public to shun the illegal business and report any suspected trafficker to the agency. (NAN)
- See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/180613/ndlea-arrests-businessman-being-possession-hard-drugs#sthash.xdymzjzd.myt4YwYK.dpuf
Ofoyeju, in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said that the suspect was arrested during inward screening of Qatar Airline passengers from Pakistan.
``The drug, which weighed 2. 225kg is the highest single ingestion since January 2013.
``Narcotic officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion, `` Ofoyeju said.
The spokesman said that the 33-year-old suspect confessed during interrogation that "he sells electronics at Trade Fair Complex and Computer Village in Lagos.
``The suspect claimed that he was duped and he wanted to raise money from drug trafficking.
``He claimed he lost 11, 200 US Dollars about (N1.6 million) to fraudsters.
``The suspect claimed the loss affected his business and in the process of trying to get money to revamp the business, he was introduced into drugs.
``He claimed if he had succeeded, he would have been paid N1.8 million. He spent only one week in Pakistan to get the drugs.
``His only regret was his pregnant wife, who is due to put to bed soon, `` Ofoyeju quoted the suspect as saying.
He advised members of the public to shun the illegal business and report any suspected trafficker to the agency. (NAN)
- See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/180613/ndlea-arrests-businessman-being-possession-hard-drugs#sthash.xdymzjzd.myt4YwYK.dpuf
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