Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page…..NDLEA nabs China-bound trader with cannabis.......... Credit: NDLEAThe Punch
LAGOS
July 30, 2014Operatives
of The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have apprehended a
39-year-old suspected smuggler who sells motorcycle parts.
PUNCH
Metro learnt that the suspect, Chibuzor Ogbodo, had concealed drugs
confirmed as cannabis in food items before the officials of the agency
attached to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos nabbed him.
Our
correspondent also gathered that Ogbodo, who owned a shop at Nnewi,
Anambra State, was apprehended while trying to smuggle the drugs to
China.
In the course of investigations, the suspect, who hails
from Enugu, said a successful trafficking of the dried weeds weighing
11.06 kilogrammes would have earned him $10,000 (₦1.6m) profit.
He
claimed that his intention was to resuscitate his “dying” business
after a friend had defrauded him of $3,000, adding that he planned to
use the profit to buy motorcycle parts in China. He added that the drugs
were bought for ₦200,000.
“I gave a business partner $3,000 to
supply me goods and he disappeared. That brought my business to its
knees and I had been struggling to take care of my wife and child. I met
many people for financial assistance, but nobody was willing to help
until I was wrongly advised. A friend told me to smuggle the cannabis to
China.
“I bought the cannabis for ₦200,000. My friend told
me that I would have made a profit of $10,000 in China. I was only
interested in getting money for my motorcycle parts business,” he said.
The NDLEA commander at the airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, said the suspect was to board a Qatar Airline flight when he was nabbed.
“The
weed we found on Ogbodo tested positive for cannabis. The suspect who
deals in motorcycle parts at Nnewi was found with 21 parcels of cannabis
hidden inside his bags on his way to China. His travel route as
contained in his ticket is Lagos to Doha and from Doha to Guangzhou.”
The Chairman of the agency, Ahmadu Giade, said the suspect would have faced capital punishment if caught with drugs in China.
“Drug
trafficking is criminal and many traffickers have died prematurely. I
am glad that we prevented the suspect from facing capital punishment in
China” Giade said.
|
Comments
Post a Comment