NDLEA Arrest 44Yr Old Father Of 3, Patrick As He Excrete 96 Pellets Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 44-year-old father of three, Gabriel Anthony Patrick at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for ingesting 96 pellets of cocaine, which he excreted in the custody of the Agency.

A statement issued by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday said the suspect is a native of Nike in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu state.

He disclosed that Gabriel was arrested on Friday 26th November during an outward clearance of Turkish Airline at the boarding screening area of the airport enroute Abuja-Istanbul-Madrid.

According to Babafemi, Gabriel had travelled to Germany in 1996 for two years on asylum after which he relocated to Spain in 1999 where he currently holds a residence permit and works as a driver in a food manufacturing company.

“He claimed he came into Nigeria on 17th November to sell cloths and car spare parts he shipped to Lagos earlier.

“He, however, said he couldn’t sell his consignments, which cost him 4,000 Euros, excluding the cost of shipment because they were priced below the cost price at Ladipo market in Lagos and he needed to travel back to Spain to resume work after the expiration of his annual leave.

“This, he said led him to accept an offer to traffic the drug for which he would be paid 1,500 Euros when he successfully delivers the consignment to someone in Spain.

“He claimed he left Lagos for Enugu to see his family members, and then travelled on 25th Nov to Onitsha, Anambra state where he was picked from Upper Iweka park at night and taken to a house where he was given the 96 pellets of cocaine to ingest before leaving for Abuja to board his flight to Madrid the following day,” Babafemi said.

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the officers and men of the NAIA for their recent efforts.

He charged them along with their colleagues in other commands to constantly focus on raising the bar of their achievements until the last gram of illicit drug is taken away from every community in Nigeria.

Posted: at 5-12-2021 05:58 PM (2 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Lazy goat steal thinks smuggling drugs is a way out of poverty. How can someone get a permanent residence permit in Europe and still refused to be contempt with a legit income.

Posted: at 6-12-2021 03:40 PM (2 years ago) | Upcoming