NDLEA arrests Europe-bound teenage student with meth concealed in crayfish packa…

• NDLEA operatives have arrested a teenager with 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
• The Europe-bound teenager, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi was intercepted on Wednesday, July 12
• Daberechi concealed 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine in crayfish packages on his way to school in Cyprus

FCT, Abuja – A 19-year-old student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in crayfish at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, July 16, explained that the Europe-bound teenager was intercepted on Wednesday, July 12, during an outward clearance of passengers on Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624, Channels TV reported.

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Daberechi was attempting to export methamphetamine to Europe where he was going for undergraduate studies.

According to SaharaReporters, Babafemi explained that during interrogation, Daberechi claimed he was a student on his way to Cyprus for studies, but upon a thorough search of his luggage, he was found in possession of 7.2kg of whitish substance neatly concealed inside a sack of crayfish.

He added that a field test of the substance however proved positive to Methamphetamine.

The statement reads in part:

“The teenage suspect was intercepted on Wednesday 12th July, during an outward clearance of passengers on Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624.

“While being interviewed by operatives, Daberechi claimed he was a student on his way to Cyprus for studies, but upon a thorough search of his luggage, he was found in possession of 7.2kg of whitish substance neatly concealed inside a sack of crayfish. A field test of the substance however proved positive to Methamphetamine.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that emerging reports indicate that Qatar-based alleged drug kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy, and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Their capture follows the interception of their methamphetamine (mkpulummiri) consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja.

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Legit.ng reported that NDLEA personnel arrested three suspects for attempting to smuggle 30.10 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in containers of powdered custard to London, United Kingdom (UK).

The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the banned substance was intercepted at the Lagos airport on May 16 and had a street value of N567 million.

Source: Legit.ng