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NDLEA Arrest 50 Year Old Man, Excretes 77 Wraps Of Cocaine

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Aug 15, 2022

50 Year Old Mgbeobuna Victor Eberechukwu has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu for ingesting 77 pellets of cocaine.

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The suspect who hails from Anambra State was arrested on Saturday, August 6, following his arrival from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, onboard an Ethiopian airline flight.

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Victor had passed out the 77 wraps of the illicit drug in eight excretions spanning four days.

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Speaking on the importation of Illicit Drugs,

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Alumona, who was represented by the Deputy Commander, Operations and Intelligence, Lagos State Command, NDLEA, Augustine Yusuf, said with the right synergy with Customs, there would be a stop to cross border illegal trade and importation of illicit drugs.

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"Our motive and action have been so clear and it is to let everyone say no to drugs, and we have been doing our best by enlightening the public, which is evident under the leadership of the current chairman of NDLEA to intensify drug abuse control.

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"We have put in place a grand strategy, which is called War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), and we are taking it to the grassroots so that more people will be enlightened for them to make the right choices in their lives," he said.

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He commended the Nigerian Customs Service for the feat, noting that NDLEA will conduct investigation and those, who made the arrest, will avail the agency with useful information for possible prosecution.

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