National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials yesterday arrested two suspects for alleged drug trafficking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
The agency said it has uncovered new tricks used by traffickers to circumvent security checks.
Roland Chukwudi Tochukwu, 37, who was apprehended for allegedly importing 2.045kg of heroin from Nairobi, Kenya, was found with a fake travel ticket indicating that he was coming from China.
Maduka Nnaemeka Peter, 39, was caught while allegedly attempting to export 1.555kg of cocaine to Dubai.
Preliminary investigation, according to the NDLEA, revealed that Roland Chukwudi Tochukwu replaced his ticket with a fake one showing that he was coming from China instead of Nairobi.
This was intended to place him on a low risk profile but his expectations were dashed as the heroin allegedly concealed inside his luggage was detected during screening of passengers on an Ethiopian Airline flight.
NDLEA commander, Ahmadu Garba, while giving reasons for the ticket falsification, said the drugs were more expensive in Asia.
“The suspect wanted to distract the attention of officers by presenting himself as coming from China while he actually took off from Nairobi. This is because it is economically unwise to bring narcotics from China where the price is far higher than here in Nigeria. Heroin weighing 2.045kg was found inside the luggage of Roland while Maduka Nnaemeka Peter also concealed 1.555kg of cocaine in his luggage on his way to Dubai on an Etihad flight,” the commander said.
He said the suspects, who are from Anambra State, will soon be charged to court.
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