National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has nabbed a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, who claims to be a building engineer, while attempting to take delivery of illicit consignments concealed in pressure machines imported from South Africa.
Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Jahi, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, yesterday said the 42-year-old Egwu was arrested on December 2, this year at Okeyson Motor Park, Enugu when he showed up to collect three units of pressure machines.
Babafemi said hidden in the items were parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 7.40 kilogrammes.
In a statement,Babafemi said: “The consignments had arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos import shed on 29th November 2024. Following credible intelligence, officers of the MMIA Strategic Command of the agency had monitored the shipment pass through clearing up to a logistics company’s warehouse outside the airport where it was to be collected by the consignee.
