Drugs Trafficking: NDLEA arrests South African woman using three-year-old son as decoy to smuggle heroin *Okada rider excrete 100 raps of methamphetamine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria while using her three-year-old son as cover to evade security scrutiny. The agency also announced the interception of an alleged commercial motorcycle rider, popularly known as Okada, who excreted 100 wraps of methamphetamine after arriving in Lagos, as well as the seizure of 4,143.5 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud cannabis worth over N10.3 billion at the Apapa seaport. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made these known in a statement in Abuja. According to the statement, the South African was arrested on July 6, during the inward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways flight QR1433 from Doha to Abuja. The agency said […]