Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 19-year-old student, Nnamani Daberechi, for attempting to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish.
The Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Babafemi said the suspect was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on his way to Europe for undergraduate studies.
He said the suspect was intercepted on 15 July during an outward clearance of passengers on Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624.
“While being interviewed by operatives, Daberechi claimed he was a student going to Cyprus for studies.
” But upon a thorough search of his luggage, he was found in possession of 7.2kg of whitish substance neatly concealed inside a sack of crayfish.
“A field test of the substance, however, proved positive for Methamphetamine, ” he said.
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