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Umar said: “The suspect during routine search was found with three wraps of substance weighing 190 grammes that tested positive for cocaine in his pockets

Mitchell Ofoyeju, the agency’s spokesman, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said that the suspect was intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja

Achibong explained that over nine suspects have been convicted by the
Federal High Court while several cases are still pending in the court

The statement quoted Giade as saying: “We have received a report of the arrest of some crew members of Arik Air

A total of 41 parcels of the methamphetamine were found hidden inside grinded melon packed with cosmetics and provisions

A total of 36 parcels of methamphetamine, hidden inside the filters, were meant for export to Mozambique on a South African airline flight

Adetunji was illegally taken to the boarding gates at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos by a female cleaner

However, unlike most drug couriers that smuggle drugs for money, Kamara Oumou shocked her investigators when she said that she smuggled the drugs for the love she had for her Nigerian boyfriend

This was revealed by the Akwa Ibom State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Josephine Obi

The suspect, Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, concealed the drug in her beautiful hair style while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight ET 910 to Pakistan enroute Addis Ababa and Dubai

Similarly, a 36-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Akpata Martin Chukwudi, who was given $800 for ingesting 20 wraps of cocaine, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of his sponsors

The suit was said to have been wrongly listed, hence the need for a new date for the hearing

This time around, the NDLEA has filed an appeal against the judgment that discharged and acquitted Omidina and awarded him damages

While expressing concern over the involvement of some Anambra State indigenes in illegal drug trade, the governor promised to address the problem of drug production and trafficking in the state

While the discovery of these laboratories is a major breakthrough, the jobs of keeping watch over the laboratories and the exhibits however have dire consequences for the staff. Investigation revealed that staff of the anti-narcotic agency stationed to guard these methamphetamine laboratories as well as the exhibit keepers are faced with health challenges due to the deadly nature of methamphetamine

The drug was detected during the outward clearance of Arik Air passengers to South Africa

The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, while receiving the NDLEA boss, Ahmadu Giade, in his Alausa office, said that drug control is the first line of defence against insecurity and crime

The drug, weighing 36.44kg, was concealed in foodstuffs and laptop bags declared as personal effects by the consignors

The Agency therefore called on members of the public not to purchase forms from fake vendors claiming to be working for the Agency

Speaking in an interview on the arrest of Fatoki by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the legendary musician noted that he had always advised his band members against doing or getting themselves involved in drugs