NDLEA arrests four Saudi-bound pilgrims with cocaine

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confirmed the apprehension of 4 persons connected Thursday, with amerciable substances allegedly intended to beryllium smuggled to Saudi Arabia.

NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed this successful a connection made disposable to newsmen connected Thursday.

Babafemi said that the NDLEA has received maximum collaboration from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to guarantee nary Nigerian sneaks retired of the state with prohibited substances to Saudi Arabia.

The suspects were apprehended erstwhile operatives raided the Emerald Hotel successful the Ladipo country of Oshodi, Lagos State, wherever the suspects were lodged and caught ingesting wraps of cocaine up of their departure to Saudi Arabia.

According to the narcotics agency, those arrested during the intelligence-led cognition see Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and a woman, Ayinla Kemi, 34.

“The 4 suspects were lodged successful 2 rooms successful the edifice wherever they had prepared 200 pellets of cocaine weighing 2.20 kilograms to swallow erstwhile NDLEA officers stormed their rooms.

“One 100 wraps of the Class A substance were recovered from each of the 2 rooms bringing the full seizure to 200 wraps. Two suspects were to swallow 100 wraps each.”

Commending the Commander, officers, and men of the Lagos State Command of NDLEA, which conducted the operation, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), said the bureau volition proceed to dispersed its dragnet to track, trace, and apprehend transgression elements who whitethorn privation to fell nether pilgrimage to transportation retired their nefarious activities susceptible of denting the representation of the country.

The NDLEA brag said, “The Agency volition enactment with our counterparts successful Saudi Arabia to guarantee that the designated recipients of seized illicit cause consignments successful immoderate portion of Saudi Arabia are besides traced and dealt with accordingly.

In the highly blimpish nine of Saudi Arabia, cause trafficking is highly prohibited.

The punishment for condemnation is the decease sentence.