The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said a 53-year-old physically challenged man, Ehiarimwiam Osaromo Emmanuel, has been arrested by its operatives at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos for drug trafficking.
Ehiarimwiam was arrested on Sunday 28 August on his way to Italy, via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight.
He is an indigene of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, and was found to have concealed five thousand (5,000) tablets of Tramadol 225mg in his luggage.
NDLEA preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect has been a frequent traveller, adding that he often travels with lots of bags containing mainly food items, body cream, hair attachment and drinks.
The agency said luck ran out of him, when he presented his usually large consignment to NDLEA operatives for search but failed to submit some packages, which were retrieved from him and properly searched during which the drugs were discovered.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, that the agency also arrested an Abuja based businesswoman, Onyinye Nwoke.
He said the 38, old lady was arrested following an intelligence-led raid at her residence, House 56 Aldenco Estate, Galadimawa.
According to the statement, the operatives uprooted fresh stems of cannabis plants grown at the backyard of the house.
The uprooted plants weighed 18.4kgs while 800grams of cannabis seeds were also recovered from the house.
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