A man has been arrested at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos for attempting to smuggle about 193 wraps of cocaine.
The man identified as Samueal Maduewesi was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with 193 wraps of the illicit drug hidden in his socks.
According to a statement by the NDLEA, Maduewesi's stash weighed about 3.4 kilogrammes and tested positive for cocaine.
The Anti-Narcotics agency further revealed he was arrested during a routine screening of passengers on an Emirate flight from Dubai.
Spokesperson of the NDLEA Mitchell Ofoyeju, said:"During screening of passengers at the arrival hall, officers noticed that he had some items attached to his legs.
It was cleverly done but not good enough to escape our notice. When his socks were pulled down, suspected wraps of narcotics found to be cocaine fell down on the floor.
He was immediately arrested and taken for further investigation."
The incidence has led to the Chairman of the agency, Mr Muhammad Abdallah, calling for stringent monitoring of Dubai-Lagos route by officers.
According to him:"This is an interesting arrest and I commend the officers for the discovery. Dubai-Lagos route is gradually gaining notoriety and we are monitoring it closely.
Let me assure members of the public that the NDLEA is working very hard in preventing illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse in the country." - Radar.n
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