ingenious methods of trafficking their products of
destruction everyday and Officials of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency are also becoming
more eagled-eye in detecting and stopping them in
their tracks.
Therefore, it was a commendable effort that men of
the NDLEA at the weekend arrested an auto
technician in connection with 2.655kg of cocaine
hidden inside roasted chicken.
The seizure was made at the Murtala Mohammed
International Airport, Lagos during the inward
clearance of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight
from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The street value of the seized drug is about N24
million.
The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar,
who gave the name of the suspect as Vincent Chegini
Chinweuwa, described the seizure as remarkable.
Umar explained that the suspect had given
investigators useful information.
"We discovered 2.655kg of cocaine hidden inside
roasted chicken. It is a remarkable seizure because
no one would have imagined cocaine worth several
millions inside roasted chicken," Hamza stated.
During interrogation, the suspect said he thought
that the drug will not be detected. Chinweuwa said:
"It took me three days to pack the cocaine inside the
roasted chicken. I was confident that the drug will
not be detected. I have been living in Brazil since
2006. Life has been stressful because I cannot even
visit my wife in Nigeria due to lack of money. I
wanted some money to start any business of my
choice back home. Unfortunately, I was disappointed
upon arrival in Lagos."
Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the
NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, said that spectacular
seizures like this will help to discourage others from
the criminal drug trade.
"The suspect thought his mode of drug concealment
was perfect but we proved him wrong. Several drugs
cleverly hidden by drug barons have been discovered
and we shall continue to detect drugs regardless of the mode of concealment," Giade said.
The suspect, who hails from Imo State, will soon be charged to court.
Imagine if his illegal concealment had passed through undetected? What is just wrong with people? His 'disappointment' has only just started as he will be even more disappointed at the state of our prisons when he is finally convicted and sent there.
Culled From Saturday Sun
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