What means will people not use to get rich??
Everyday, drug syndicates are devicing so many new means of getting cocaine and hard drugs abroad in a bid to get rich. Such was the case a Nigerian man Vincent Chinweuwa who hails from Imo State, he was arrested by Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
have for allegedly
hiding 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 on Friday.
The agency said street value of the seized drug was about N24m.
The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, described the seizure as “remarkable.”
“It is a remarkable seizure because no one would have
imagined cocaine worth several millions inside roasted chicken,” Hamza
stated.
When he was interrogated, the suspect reportedly said he thought that the drug would not be detected.
“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,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, Ahmadu Giade, said spectacular seizures of this
nature would help 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 assured.
The suspect who hails from Imo State will soon be charged to court.
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