The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says
it has arrested a man with parcels of methamphetamine (an addictive stimulant)
valued at N31m at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
In
a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the suspect was arrested during
outward screening of passengers on a South African Airline flight to
Johannesburg.
It
said, “The parcels of drug tested positive as methamphetamine and weighed 3.435
kg with a street value of N31m.
“The
drug was detected during a routine check on a passenger on South African
Airline flight to South Africa.
“Two bags belonging to a
45-year-old man (names withheld), were found to contain parcels of
methamphetamine.
“Inside
the bags were food items, ingredients and clothes, but underneath were a thin
parcel of narcotics carefully concealed.
“He
was immediately arrested; investigation is ongoing.”
NDLEA
said the suspect, who resides in South Africa, claimed that the bags were given
to him by a friend.
Meanwhile,
the NDLEA Chairman, Mr Muhammad Abdallah, has warned members of the public to
beware of new tricks employed by drug trafficking cartels.
-NAN
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