NDLEA BOSS, AHMADU GIADE

NDLEA arrests drug suspect on Malaysia-bound flight.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested a 29-year-old suspect who concealed 600g of methamphetamine in the sole of his sandals at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, said the suspect was arrested on his way to board an Emirate flight to Malaysia.
The suspect was thoroughly screened and the drug was found in the sole of his sandals during the search of passengers on an Emirate flight to Malaysia.
Reacting to the seizure, the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said the agency had placed all Malaysia-bound flights on red alert.
Giade said that the measure was necessary because of the increasing number of arrests made on the route.
He said the strategy would help in preventing drug traffickers with the intension of smuggling drugs to Malaysia, where drug offences attract capital punishment.
The increasing number of arrests on the Nigeria-Malaysia route is alarming. We must be prepared to make sacrifices in protecting the image of the country and prevent the execution of our nationals abroad on account of drug crimes.’’
Giade called for the understanding of all airlines and passengers travelling to Malaysia and urged them to submit to security screening, which had been intensified on the route.
Suspect said he was glad that he was not caught in Malaysia because of the death penalty meted to drug traffickers in that country.