The Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company has arrested a Brazilian nationwide, Ingrid Rosa Benevides, over an try and smuggle heroin value greater than N3 billion into Nigeria.
That is based on an announcement issued by the Company’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
The 30-year-old girl was arrested on Friday, January 23, on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport, Abuja, following intelligence-led operations by NDLEA operatives
The NDLEA disclosed that Benevides arrived in Nigeria aboard a Qatar Airways flight QR1431 from Brazil. A search of her two checked-in baggage revealed 21 factory-sealed packs of Brazilian espresso. Nevertheless, additional examination revealed that the packs didn’t comprise espresso.
When the sealed espresso packs had been opened, NDLEA officers discovered white substances that had been later examined and confirmed to be heroin. The full weight of the seized medication was put at 30.09 kilograms, with an estimated avenue worth of over N3 billion.
“A complete of 30.09 kilograms of white heroin hid in factory-sealed espresso packs value over N3 billion in avenue worth,” they said
The Company stated the suspect, who works as a personal safety officer in Brazil, claimed throughout preliminary interrogation that she introduced the consignment underneath the guise of visiting Nigeria for holidays.
On the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, NDLEA operatives intercepted two passengers, Adediran Adedoyin and Afatakpa Ochuko, on Tuesday, January 20, whereas making an attempt to journey to Istanbul, Turkey.
The Company stated a complete of three,990 drugs of tapentadol and tramadol had been recovered from their baggage, hid inside meals gadgets.
Throughout a number of states, the Company reported a number of arrests and seizures, together with:
The NDLEA stated a number of suspects are at the moment in custody, whereas investigations and prosecutions are ongoing.
The arrest of the Brazilian nationwide is a part of a recurring sample of foreign-linked drug trafficking circumstances uncovered by the NDLEA at Nigeria’s worldwide airports.
