Nigerian Anti-Drug Task Force Arrests Man For Ingesting 126 Wraps Of Narcotics
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A suspected drug trafficker has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
A statement signed yesterday by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, stated that the officials placed the suspect on observation when he tested positive to drug ingestion.
Ofoyeju gave the name of the suspect as Nweke Gabriel Nwobodo, stressing that the case is under investigation.
He said the 33-year-old suspect sells electronics at Trade Fair Complex and Computer Village in Lagos and confessed that he wanted to raise money from drug trafficking after he was duped of a huge amount of money by some unscrupulous persons.
The suspect was allegedly to have said: “I sell electronics in Lagos, but I lost $11,200 to fraudsters.
This affected my business and in the process of trying to get money to revamp my business, I was introduced into drugs. “If I had succeeded, I would have been paid N1.8 million.
I spent only one week in Pakistan. My only regret is my pregnant wife who is due to put to bed soon.”
Nweke hails from Ebonyi State. He is married with two children. In his reaction, NDLEA Chief Executive, Ahmadu Giade expressed concern on the risk of drug ingestion.
