Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that a notorious and wanted drug trafficker, Hassan Bishi Taiwo, has been arrested at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos state by operatives of the agency at the airport.
The suspect, NDLEA said, was caught with three parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom created in his suitcase.
The agency added that preliminary investigations revealed that Hassan, who was intercepted at E-Arrival hall of MMIA at the weekend upon arrival onboard Ethiopian airlines at 1:30pm Friday, has been plying the illicit trade through Middle East routes for some time.
According to Commander, MMIA Command of the Agency, Ahmadu Garba;
The suspect came into Nigeria through Addis-Ababa but he actually travelled to Addis-Ababa from Abuja.
Upon a thorough search, we discovered another ticket on him while our findings also show that he has been plying his criminal trade through some Middle East countries.
In the same vein, narcotics officers attached to a courier company in Lagos state intercepted 500grammes of unaccompanied cocaine going to United Arab Emirates and concealed inside the walls of packed cartons containing clothes.
Garba added;
The operatives also intercepted another courier firm with one kilogramme of cannabis concealed in cream bottles going to UAE while 500grammes of ketamine hidden in artifacts and going to the US was also recovered from the same company in Lagos.
Equally, another 480grammes of unaccompanied methamphetamine going to China was recovered from the same courier company.
On his part, Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commended the Commanders, men and officers involved in the operations for their vigilance.
He charged them to continue with the vigour of the offensive action maxim of the new leadership of the lead anti-drug agency.
Watch a video of NDLEA officials cutting up the suitcase apart and discovering the contraband;
