A cleaner at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja-Lagos who runs a drug ring has been arrested by agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA.
According to NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, the cleaner identified as Ohiagu Sunday, was arrested last week following a lead from a passenger, Obinna Jacob Osita who was on his way to Dubai, but was arrested after cannabis sativa weighing 4.25kg concealed in cassava product, gari and crayfish was found in his possession.
“One other member of the airport syndicate who works with Ohiagu has also been arrested while operatives are after another suspect.
”Investigations revealed that a Dubai-based drug dealer recruited Obinna, a 42-year-old native of Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State to traffic the drugs and equally contracted Ohiagu, a 34-year-old airport cleaner from Orlu West Local Government Area of Imo State to create access for the unhindered passage of the trafficker,” Babafemi said.
He added: “In the same vein, an attempt by a syndicate to export illicit drugs through the Lagos airport on Wednesday 24th Aug was foiled during an outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airline to Oman via Addis Ababa.
”A suspect Jonah Chukwuemeka was arrested with a total of 1,995 Tramadol tablets with a gross weight of 900 grams hidden in locust beans in his luggage.”
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