By Towncriernews
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has seized the single largest haul of cocaine at the Kano Airport since the creation of the MAKIA Command of the agency in 2006.
The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who was disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the interception was made on December 15 during the inward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Babayemi said Olisaka Calistus, the suspect who claims to be an import and export businessman, attempted to smuggle 256 wraps of cocaine weighing 6 kilograms into the country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano.
He said Calistus was nabbed through body screening during which he was found to have packed hundreds of cocaine pellets on his body.
Babayemi also disclosed the arrest of an Italy-based businesswoman, Cynthia Akaeen, on Wednesday December 18 by operatives of the anti drug law agency while trying to board a Royal Air Maroc flight to Italy via Addis Ababa.
According to him, the suspect was intercepted at the departure point of terminal 2 of the Lagos Airport during an outward clearance of passengers going to Italy.
“A total of 9,190 tablets of various brands of tramadol weighing 6.00kg were recovered from her. According to her, she was promised 1,000 Euros upon successful delivery of the consignment in Italy”, Babafemi stated.