A 32 year old Nigerian could be jailed in Australia for life for allegedly smuggling $10million worth of methamphetamine into the country inside a gaudy fish statue. Sydney border force officers found 10kg of the highly addictive drug hidden, also known as ice, inside one of three gold-coloured fish statues destined for a residential address in Kaleen, north of Canberra.
Police were alerted and arrested the Nigerian after he picked up the statues, removed the drugs, and tried to board a bus bound for Sydney on Saturday. He will face an Australian Capital Territory Magistrate court on Monday.
The drug stash, which had been imported from China, was found on the man when he was arrested, police say.
The Nigerian, who arrived in Australia in July on a student visa, faces a maximum penalty of life in jail if he’s convicted of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of an illegal drug. In September, two Nigerians were similarly arrested in Australia for importing more than 40kg of methamphetamine into the country.
The men were identified as 51-year-old Iwuchukwu Odemegwo and Chibuike Anyasor. The duo concealed the drug inside bar fridges and Jackie Chan-branded DVD players. For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - https://twitter.com/Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 18-10-2015 08:58 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Deltaboy1 at 18-10-2015 09:07 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Igbo people ... God forbid
Posted: at 18-10-2015 09:07 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
robertedo3 at 18-10-2015 09:29 PM (9 years ago) (m)
I have said it b4 and i say it again we dnt need dis ibos as part of nigeria dey shud be given freedom and the entity called biafra which dey hav bin seeking for becos the only tin they bring to us is shame and bad image they can neva be trusted today drugs tomoro rituals next tmoro robbery No proper education
Posted: at 18-10-2015 09:29 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Deltaboy1 at 18-10-2015 09:31 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Quote from: robertedo3 on 18-10-2015 09:29 PM
I have said it b4 and i say it again we dnt need dis ibos as part of nigeria dey shud be given freedom and the entity called biafra which dey hav bin seeking for becos the only tin they bring to us is shame and bad image they can neva be trusted today drugs tomoro rituals next tmoro robbery No proper education
i concur, the only better tribe in nigeria is just south-south, west, igbo and hausa are shame
Posted: at 18-10-2015 09:31 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Linconblack at 19-10-2015 12:22 AM (9 years ago) (m)
IGBO people please am sorry to say this, But are you people so desperate to make quick cash? Had it been you use intellect combined with intelligent to map out all the nefarious crime acts you people are always indulging in, it could have been better and atleast you wont be painting Nigeria bad around the world. yahoo yahoo started by my Yoruba brothers, yorubas are intelligent and smart but when all this useless uneducated desperate igbo boys entered the game dem dey spoil business for the Yoruba guys wey dey the game already. everything igbo people enter dem must over do, e be like say na curse..lol. call an igbo man to come and eat he will hold you wey call am to come eat for hand. bad people with low brain but dem wan make quick cash. Am so happy and glad to be a yoruba guy.
Posted: at 19-10-2015 12:22 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Poster you foolishly refused to mention the 32 years old man because he is Yariba man but went on to bring the 2 Igbo people own that happened last year. Yariba are bad people.
Posted: at 19-10-2015 02:39 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
larrychuckz at 19-10-2015 02:49 AM (9 years ago) (m)
These tribalistic fools posting on this site should be banned from making comments here cos they are silly, stupid n proud of it. Na una type politxguru dey call wasted generation
Posted: at 19-10-2015 02:49 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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