The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
has apprehended a 46-year-old bricklayer, Chukwudi Ugankwo, at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, after testing positive to
drug ingestion. It was learnt that Ugamkwo ingested 83
wraps of cocaine, weighing two kilogrammes. The NDLEA said it was one of
the highest quantities of drugs ingested at a time by a suspect this
year. NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, said Ugankwo was on his way back from Brazil when he was caught.
He said, “Ugankwo was detected with the
help of scanning machines during the screening of passengers on an Asky
Airline flight. The case is under investigation.” Ugankwo, who was said
to have four children, lived at Alor village, Anambra State. He said, “I
am a bricklayer at Alor. I
was lured into selling our family land in other to travel out in search
of job opportunities. “I got to Brazil on July 10, 2013;
things were not as rosy as I hoped because I could not get any job. That
was when the idea of drug trafficking was sold to me. I had to swallow
83 wraps of cocaine.”
Chairman of the NDLEA, Mr. Ahmadu Giade,
told PUNCH Metro that drug barons had now resorted to recruiting drug
couriers from the villages. He said, “Recent investigations have
shown that drug barons now have agents who move from village to village
in search of drug mules. Members of the public are urged to turn down
such requests.” In another development, Nigeria’s most
beautiful girl 2013, Miss Anna Banner has been cleared by the NDLEA for
the forthcoming Miss World Beauty contest in Indonesia.
Banner was received at the NDLEA headquarters at Ikoyi by the Head of
Public Affairs, Mr. Ofoyeju Mitchell, on behalf of Giade. He said, “We
are optimistic that you
will fly the country’s flag high above others. Your request for visa
clearance certificate was approved on merit having met the stipulated
requirements. “NDLEA visa clearance is a policy where
Nigerians travelling to drug source countries are screened by the Agency
and recommended to embassies for visa issuance.”
Punch
Good 4 her so sad 4 de bricklayer cos nw no body ll com 2 his rescue
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