NDLEA nab smugglers who hid N119m
worth of drugs in perfume bottles
Officials of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency,
NDLEA, have arrested two suspected drug smugglers,
Marvin Daniel and Victor Akubuo (pictured above) for
smuggling N119m worth of illegal substances that tested
positive for cocaine. The drugs were concealed inside
perfume bottles and capacitors.
The suspects flew from Dubai into Lagos with the illegal
substances and were arrested after a screening of their
luggage at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in
Lagos. While one of the suspects, Daniel hid 7.58 kg of the
drugs in capacitors, Akubuo concealed his, weighing
5.75kg, inside perfume bottles.
When interrogated, Daniel who is 29 years old from Abia
state, said he was in search for a business breakthrough
when he was introduced to the drug peddling business...
"I was searching for a business breakthrough when
my friend told me that I could earn N500,000 by just
going to Brazil. He told me they would buy my return
ticket and all I needed to do was to bring in the
cocaine. He assured me that the drugs would not be
detected because of the way it was packed.
Unfortunately, the drug was detected by NDLEA
officers during a search at the Abuja Airport,” Daniel
said.
His partner, 26 year old trader and father of 2, Akubuo who
hails from Anambra State, said he ventured into the illicit
business so as to get money to resuscitate his ailing
business
"I needed some money to invest in my ailing business.
That was how my friend convinced me to smuggle
drugs for the sum of N500,000. The drug was hidden
inside new perfume containers and I never knew it will
be uncovered by the officers.”he said
worth of drugs in perfume bottles
Officials of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency,
NDLEA, have arrested two suspected drug smugglers,
Marvin Daniel and Victor Akubuo (pictured above) for
smuggling N119m worth of illegal substances that tested
positive for cocaine. The drugs were concealed inside
perfume bottles and capacitors.
The suspects flew from Dubai into Lagos with the illegal
substances and were arrested after a screening of their
luggage at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in
Lagos. While one of the suspects, Daniel hid 7.58 kg of the
drugs in capacitors, Akubuo concealed his, weighing
5.75kg, inside perfume bottles.
When interrogated, Daniel who is 29 years old from Abia
state, said he was in search for a business breakthrough
when he was introduced to the drug peddling business...
"I was searching for a business breakthrough when
my friend told me that I could earn N500,000 by just
going to Brazil. He told me they would buy my return
ticket and all I needed to do was to bring in the
cocaine. He assured me that the drugs would not be
detected because of the way it was packed.
Unfortunately, the drug was detected by NDLEA
officers during a search at the Abuja Airport,” Daniel
said.
His partner, 26 year old trader and father of 2, Akubuo who
hails from Anambra State, said he ventured into the illicit
business so as to get money to resuscitate his ailing
business
"I needed some money to invest in my ailing business.
That was how my friend convinced me to smuggle
drugs for the sum of N500,000. The drug was hidden
inside new perfume containers and I never knew it will
be uncovered by the officers.”he said
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