A 38year old trader, Jude Izuchukwu, (pictured above) has
been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport, Lagos, while trying to smuggle a 9.375 kilogramme
of compressed cannabis out of the country, Punch reports.
The trader was arrested on Monday night while attempting
to board an Ethiopian flight to China. the drug was found
inside the suspect’s foodstuff.
Izuchukwu who claims to be selling clothes at Lagos Island
said he got into the business after he was duped;
"I sell clothes on Lagos Island. My business was doing
well until I was duped of N5m. Since then, I have been
living from hand to mouth. I bought the hemp for N104, 000
and I learnt that I could sell it for $9,000 in China. That was
the reason I decided to smuggle drugs" he said
Parading him before newsmen, the NDLEA Airport
Commander, Hamza Umar said officers detected the drug
when the suspect came to check in his luggage. The
cannabis was concealed in dried fish, dried bitter leaf,
crayfish, melon and other local food spices. The weight of
the cannabis is 9.375kg".
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