Man Arrested With Cocain Inside Food Stuff At MMIA

A 38-year-old man, Jude Izuchukwu, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while trying to smuggle a 9.375 kilogramme of compressed cannabis concealed  in dried fish, dried bitter leaf, crayfish, melon and other local food spices out of the country.

   The Anambra-born was arrested while attempting to board an Ethiopian flight to China. The suspect who blamed poverty for his reason of smuggling drugs said he had bought the cannabis for N104, 000 and was led to the business after he was duped of N5m out of his clothing business . He was hoping to get $9,000 in China if he had succeeded.

The Chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, said the suspect’s reason for engaging in the crime was baseless. He said he was happy that the suspect was arrested in Nigeria, adding that he might have faced the death penalty if apprehended in China.