arrested two suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has arrested two suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for allegedly ingesting 147 pieces of substances that tested positive for cocaine. The suspects described as a factory worker in Italy and a trader in Onitsha allegedly swallowed the substance for the sum of 7,300 Euros.
One of them was caught on September 17, 2008 at about 8 pm when the result of scanning conducted on him proved positive for drug ingestion. The suspect who claims to live in Padova, Italy was on his way to deliver drugs in Amsterdam when he was arrested at the centre screening point. In his confessional statement said that he ingested 75 wraps of cocaine for a fee of 3500 Euros and that he was compelled to carry drugs because he needed money to bring home the corpse of his elder brother.
The second suspect was nabbed on September 15, 2008 at the central screening point at about 1031 pm on his way to Berlin, Germany.
The suspect who hails from Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State said he was promised 3,800 Euros with a part payment of 700 Euros also claimed that was his first time of trafficking in narcotic drugs. He ingested 73 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.390 kilogrammes.The cases according to the NDLEA Commander at the Airport, Mr. Victor Cole-Showers are under investigation and will be charged to court.