See what two men excreted at Murtala Muhammad airport, Lagos

A 37-year-old Man named Achebe Chuks David has reportedly excreted wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine.

The Man was importer of electronics living in Ikeja, Lagos state.

He was arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials at the departure wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, while on his way to Hong Kong for ingesting cocaine.

Daily Trust report that the arrests was made at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos during screening of passengers on an Ethiopian Airline flight to Hong Kong and Egypt Airline flight to Athens.

Another man called Ndukwe Daniel who is said to be residing in Athens was also arrested in connection with the illegal possession of the cocaine substance.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the suspects had targeted the Christmas holiday to smuggle cocaine out of the

country but drug law enforcement officials at the Lagos airport were able to uncover their plan.

Daily Trust also reports that the total weight of cocaine arrested from the suspects is 1.150kgs. The Other man living in athens, Ndukwe Daniel excreted about five wraps of cocaine weighing 215 grammes.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr. Ahmadu Garba confirms that both the suspects are tested and confrimed to be containing cocaine substances in them.

 “Both suspects tested positive for narcotic ingestion and while under observation, they expelled wraps of cocaine which they had wanted to smuggle out of the country. The

suspects are currently under investigation,” he ssaid

However, the suspects confessed that he swallowed the cocaine which was in a black polythene containing plantain and pineapples.

 “I sell electronics at Alaba market. This is my first time of dealing in drugs. My friend in Hong Kong introduced me to cocaine smuggling. He sent the drug to me at Alaba by a young man. The cocaine was in a black polythene bag containing plantain and pineapples. I swallowed the 45 wraps in my toilet without my wife’s knowledge. I was promised the sum of N5 million which I had wanted to use in importing electronics. At the airport, they told me that scanning machine had indicated that I had drugs on me. That was how I was arrested”.

The Chairman/Chief Executive, of the Agency, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (rtd) said that those who have the intention to make quick money through drug trafficking will not achieve anything but end up in prison custody.

 “This is a warning to drug traffickers that the Agency is determined to detect all hidden drugs and prosecute offenders,” he stated.

Source: Daily Trust