Ahmadu Giade, the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the arrest of two crew members of Arik Air in London, United Kingdom for alleged drug trafficking.
The spokesman for the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos.
According to the statement, the airline crew members were allegedly arrested by officials of British Customs at Heathrow Airport, London, in connection with drug trafficking.
The statement noted that one of the crew members was found in possession of 6kg of cocaine, while the other was found with 60 packets of cigarettes.
The statement quoted Giade as saying: “We have received a report of the arrest of some crew members of Arik Air.
“I have ordered a full scale investigation of the incident.
“Anyone found wanting shall be brought to book as no effort shall be spared in protecting the image of our country.”
The statement said that the Arik Air flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Monday May 20.
It added that eight out of 10 crew members that travelled with the flight had been cleared, while the remaining two were still being held in London.
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