Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, arrested an Italy-bound passenger, Edobor Ambrose Ali, for attempting to smuggle 14,410 tramadol pills concealed in winter jackets.
The statement added, “Similarly, NDLEA operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, intercepted an Italy-bound passenger, Edobor Ambrose Ali, on an Air France flight.
According to a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Sunday, the operatives discovered drug consignments hidden in the suspect’s luggage during baggage scanning at the tarmac.
The statement reads, “Similarly, NDLEA operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, intercepted an Italy-bound passenger, Edobor Ambrose Ali, on an Air France flight.
“NDLEA officers, in collaboration with the Aviation Security of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), discovered drug consignments hidden in the suspect’s luggage during baggage scanning at the tarmac.
“The suspect was thereafter brought down from the aircraft for baggage identification, after which a thorough search of the bag led to the discovery of 14,410 pills of tramadol (225 mg and 200 mg) concealed in winter jackets. In his statement, Edobor said he lives in Italy, where he was hired and sent on an all-expense-paid trip to Nigeria to courier the drug consignments to Milan, Italy, for a fee of 2,000 euros.”
