A Pakistani student, Iftikiha Arslan,
has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos by
operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for trafficking
25.4 kilogrammes of heroin.
A statement by the NDLEA Head of Public
Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the drug was discovered in the
suspect’s luggage during inward screening of passengers on board Qatar
airline flight.
The estimated street value of the seized drug was said to be N228m.
The statement read in part,
“Preliminary investigation has shown that Arslan left Lahore, Pakistan
with the drugs to Abu Dhabi then to Doha from where he connected Lagos.
He is believed to be working for a Pakistani drug cartel.”
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, confirmed the arrest.
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