A trader called, Obi Chinweike has been arrested by National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to smuggle 16.335kg of
cannabis concealed in foodstuff to Dubai. Ten parcels of cannabis were found inside
his two bags. The suspect who sells clothes at Ikorodu area of Lagos was
invited for interrogation at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA)
during the screening of passengers on an Etihad flight.
The suspect claimed he was offered one thousand dollars
($1,000) to deliver the drugs in Dubai. In the words of Obi Chinweike, “I was
given the drug at Onitsha by a friend who paid me $1,000 to smuggle the drugs
to Dubai. Unfortunately, I was arrested in the process. I am from a poor home,
I dropped out of school in 1996 in Senior Secondary class one due to lack of
funds”.
Obi Chinweike, who hails from Uli in Anambra State will soon
be charged to court.
4 Comments
D guy wan cash for xmas
ReplyDeleteIts a pity
ReplyDeleteDs guy is hustling for survival abeg.Its just dat he did it in a wrong way
ReplyDeleteSilly!!!
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