Luck ran out of 42 year old man, Olawale Akanla as men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested him why trying smuggle 630g of cocaine hidden in six tablets of soap to the United Kingdom via Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Akanle was about to board an Arik Air flight to London when he was apprehended by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Another suspect, Nicholas Ezika, who ingested about 62 wraps of methamphetamine weighing 1.130kg, was similarly arrested at the airport. He was en-route to Malaysia via Egypt Airline flight.
The NDLEA commander at the airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, confirmed the arrests. He said, “This is the second time we are detecting drugs concealed in soap this year. Although it was an ingenious plan, we were able to detect it. The suspects are said to have made confessional statements on their involvement, which is helping further investigation.”
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