Drugs found in beverage drink, arrests made
Anti-narcotics operatives have uncovered drugs hidden in bottles of Viju milk, a non-alcoholic beverage drink. Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) said operatives made three arrests over the discovery. One of the culprit, Obinna Jacob Osita, was arrested on 23rd August while attempting to board a flight to Dubai, UAE.
Osita, the release said, was arrested with three bags, two of which contained eight blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 4.25kg concealed in cassava product, gari and crayfish.
The operatives also apprehended another member of Osita’s gang, Ohiagu Sunday, who incidentally works as a cleaner at the airport.
“Investigations revealed that Obinna contracted Ohiagu to create access for the unhindered passage of the trafficker.
“The drug syndicate bust, which is the first drug arrest at the new terminal of the MMIA comes on the heels of the seizure of a consignment of bottles of viju and fearless energy drinks used to conceal skunk for export to Dubai, UAE through the NAHCO export shed on Monday 15th Aug. A freight agent has already been arrested in connection with the seizure,” he said.
Also, the NDLEA said it arrested one Jonah Chukwuemeka with a total of 1,995 Tramadol tablets, weighing 900 grams and hidden in locust beans. Chukwuemeka was heading to Oman via Addis Ababa. The NDLEA said it made other arrests in different drug den in Lagos and across the country.
