Suspect excretes 89 wraps of drugs at Lagos airport

A33-year-old man arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos has excreted 89 wraps of methamphetamine weighing 1.205kg after he tested positive for narcotic ingestion.

The suspect who claimed to be an Ivorian was arrested while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight with an Ivoirian passport bearing the name Grou Bi Clauvis.

The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba, said that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect actually hails from Anambra State with the name Umeme Lotachukwu Fabian.

The agency noted that the suspect excreted the substance while under observation.

According to the NDLEA, the suspect also had an identity card claiming he is from Abidjan.

In his statement, the suspect said that he was offered $5000 to smuggle drugs to Indonesia.

“I am the only son of my parents. I wanted to invest the money in my clothes business and also commence preparation for my marriage in a bid to settle down in life,” he stated.

The NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (rtd) while expressing satisfaction with the arrest, promised to investigate the identity falsification by the suspect.