{"id":6313,"date":"2013-07-11T05:25:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T05:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/ndlea-discovers-abandoned-cocaine-worth-n74m-nabs-cocaine-trafficker-too\/"},"modified":"2013-07-11T05:25:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T05:25:14","slug":"ndlea-discovers-abandoned-cocaine-worth-n74m-nabs-cocaine-trafficker-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/ndlea-discovers-abandoned-cocaine-worth-n74m-nabs-cocaine-trafficker-too\/","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA discovers abandoned cocaine worth N74m, nabs cocaine trafficker too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens Platform<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has discovered cocaine weighing 5.9kg worth N74 million, abandoned by a suspected drug trafficking syndicate.<\/p>\n

Detected by men of the agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, the drug which was hidden inside industrial equipment reportedly originated from Panama, Central America.<\/p>\n

According to NDLEA Commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Hamza Umar, the cocaine consignment was left unclaimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe luggage was imported from Panama. When nobody came forward to claim ownership, we invited other security agencies and carried out a search. It was in the process of the search that the cocaine was discovered inside the industrial equipment.<\/p>\n

In a related development, a suspected drug trafficker excreted 54 wraps of cocaine he ingested in Brazil.<\/p>\n

In Umar’s words, \u201cA 36-year-old man, Onyema Watson Goodman Nnamdi, was also apprehended in connection with the ingestion of 54 wraps of cocaine weighing 875 grammes. Both seizures weighed 6.775kg.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspect said he wanted to get married with the $ 4,000 they promised to pay him.<\/p>\n

Hear him, \u201cI have struggled in my life but I have nothing to show for it. I was in Cape Verde for six years before I went to Brazil in March 2013. My decision to smuggle drugs was to use the proceeds to marry and settle down.\u201d He is to be charged to court soon.<\/p>\n

NDLEA Chairman, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade, promised to investigate the illegal shipment and expose those behind it, saying: \u00a0\u201cDrug barons have no hiding place. This abandoned seizure is an indication that control measures are working and the country is winning the war on narcotics. This case shall be thoroughly investigated and those that are responsible will be exposed and brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

He urged members of the public to support the anti-narcotics campaign in the interest of humanity.<\/p>\n

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