Three persons were Wednesday arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly engaging in drug trafficking.
While Omotayo Anifowoshe was intercepted at the Lagos Airport, the two other suspects, John Ifechukwu and Victor Anadu were caught at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. They reportedly swallowed 65 and 54 wraps of substances to conceal the drug.
Confirming the arrest, Jonah Achemah, NDLEA spokesperson, said a 37-year-old woman, Omotayo Anifowoshe, was apprehended at the local wing of the Lagos airport with 3.0 kilogrammes of ephedrine and 1.9kg of cocaine.
Achemah stated that “Ifechukwu flew in from Lagos and was intercepted at the airport in Abuja. He excreted 65 wraps of substances weighing 864 grammes out of which only one wrap tested positive for methamphetamine. He was on his way to Indonesia.”
According to him, “Anadu was intercepted on his way to Indonesia. He excreted 54 wraps weighing 1,073.4 kilogrammes of suspected substances out of which 700 grammes tested positive for methamphetamine. The remaining 373.4 grammes did not test positive for any known drug.”
He added that “Anifowoshe, 37, an indigene of Epe, Lagos State, was arrested moments after landing in Lagos and was to connect her flight to South Africa through a short cut linking the local airport to the international airport, after successfully boycotting security screening point.
She was intercepted with two big bags containing 3kgs of Ephedrine and 1.9kgs of Cocaine base. The drugs were concealed in the false bottom of the bags. She confessed that the luggage was handed to her by her fiancé at whose instance was the trip.”
