NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Orizu Ifeanyi Arthur, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA), on his way to Paris, France for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine

Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, who broke the news yesterday, said Orizu was arrested at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on December 22 during the outward clearance of passengers on Air France.

Babafemi said when the suspect was pulled aside for a scan, he turned down the request, citing his medical condition.

According to the statement, Orizu was held for observation during which he excreted a total of 74 wraps of the Class A drugs over seven days.

Babafemi said Orizu claimed he owns a shop at Balogun market, Lagos Island where he sells school and travelling bags.

The suspect, in his statement, said he was promised 3,000 Euros upon the delivery of the consignment in Paris.
The suspect had left his base in Lagos for the Abuja airport to connect his Air France flight to Paris, hoping to escape detection, Babafemi said.

According to the statement, operatives of the Marine Command of NDLEA at 2:30am on Christmas eve, also intercepted two boats loaded with 1,960 kilogrammes of Ghanaian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis at the Eleko beach in Lekki area of Lagos.

Babafemi said six foreign nationals who brought the consignments from Ghana were arrested.

They include two Ghanaians: Godsway John, 38; and Freedom Kelvin, 33; as well as four Beninese: Chegoun Hounsou, 23; Gadabor Nyameto, 47; Adantg Sasa, 34; and Ayao Kayivi, 21.

In Katsina, a suspect Ibrahim Shaibu, 35, was arrested in possession of 40 album-size parcels of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 35kg on Christmas day 25th December at Central Motor Park, Katsina, while another suspect Umar Ahmed, 47, was nabbed along Zaria-Malumfashi road, Katsina with 27 parcels of same psychoactive substance weighing 13.5kg on Saturday 28th December.

Paris-bound businessman arrested at Abuja airport for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine
Babafemi also mentioned that a 21-year-old suspect Kosisochukwu Ozigbo was arrested at new Lagos road Benin City, Edo state when the area was raided on Monday 23rd December by NDLEA operatives. Recovered from the suspect include: 32,490 pills of tramadol 225mg, 200mg and 100mg; 936 bottles of codeine-based syrup and various quantities of other opioids.

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