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Italy bound 23-year-old man excretes 59 wraps heroin at Abuja airport (photo) - Edoman - 05-07-2021 Italy bound 23-year-old man excretes 59 wraps heroin at Abuja airport (photo) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 23-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Okoguale Douglas, who excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grams at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the agency stated that Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government area of Edo state, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during an outward clearance of Ethiopian airline flight number 910 at the boarding gate of the airport enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa- Milan (Italy) after being scanned, which proved positive for ingestion. Babafemi said upon interrogation, the suspect claimed he has been residing in Italy since 2011 after entering the country via Libya with one of his uncles. Quote:''He said he works as a restaurant attendant in Italy where he earns 900 Euro per month and also works as a painter on his free days and gets about 400 Euro upon completion of any work. He also confessed he was promised 2000 Euro if he successfully delivers the drug to Milan, Italy. Commander, NAIA Command of the Agency, Kabir Sani Tsakuwa said efforts are still ongoing to unravel other suspects connected to the crime. Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers and officers of the airport command for their resilience and charged them as well as their counterparts across the country to remain vigilant especially with the coming holidays to ensure that no single gramme of illicit drug is smuggled in or out of Nigeria. He assured them he will continue to make their welfare a priority. |