NDLEA Arrests Single Mother For Inserting Heroine In Private Part
The NDLEA on Thursday arrested a 31-year-old single mother for concealing 430 grammes of heroin in her private part in a bid to avoid arrest. The Head of Public Affairs of the NDLEA, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, made the disclosure in a statement in Ikeja. He said the arrest took place at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates Airlines flight. The Commander of the NDLEA at the airport, Mr Hamza Umar, was quoted as saying that the arrest was facilitated with the aid of scanning machines. “During the inward screening of Emirate passengers, one Aladi Onyinye Juliet tested positive for narcotic ingestion. “The drug was, subsequently, expelled, field-tested and weighed.” Hamza said that preliminary investigation carried out by the NDLEA indicated that the suspect was returning from Pakistan where she was given the drug. “The suspect who hails from Abia State also has established link with som...