KUDOS TO NDLEA: N199m cocaine concealed in perfumes, capacitors

Two traders, who allegedly concealed drugs
suspected to be cocaine worth 119 million naira
inside capacitors and perfumes, have been arrested
by officials of National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency, NDLEA.
The duo of Daniel
Marvin and Akubuo
Victor, said to have
succeeded in
beating security
checks in Brazil ,
were arrested
during the inward
screening of
passengers on an
Emirate Airline flight
from Dubai, at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport,
Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja.
However, during interrogation, they told NDLEA
officials that they were tempted by the offer of half a
million naira for the botched trip.
The NDLEA Commander at Abuja Airport, Mr.
Hamisu Lawan, gave the names of the suspects as
Daniel Marvin and Akubuo Victor.
According to him, “Daniel Marvin, with Nigerian
Passport Number A05545613, was arrested during
the inward screening of passengers on an Emirate
Airline flight from Dubai. He was found in
possession of 7.580kg of cocaine hidden inside
capacitors.
“The second suspect, Akubuo Victor was found in
possession of 5.750kg of cocaine hidden inside
perfumes. Both suspects were coming from Brazil
when they were arrested.”
Twenty-nine years old Marvin, a trader from Abia
State, during interrogation, claimed that he was
introduced into drug trafficking by his childhood
friend.
According to him, “I am a young man searching for
business breakthrough. In the process, my friend
told me that I could earn half a million naira by just
going to Brazil.
“Aside that, he told me that they would buy my
return ticket and that all I needed to do was to bring
in cocaine. He assured that the drugs will never be
detected because of the way it was packed.
“I succeeded in passing all routes from Brazil.
Unfortunately, the drug was detected by NDLEA
officers during search at Abuja Airport.”
On his part, 26-year-old Favour Victor, said: “I am a
trader in Anambra State. But at a point, business
started dwindling and I needed to revive it.
“I was lured into drug trafficking by a friend who
promised to pay me N500,000. The drug was
hidden inside new perfume containers.
“I was told that it was a new method that will never
be detected. But it was uncovered by the NDLEA
officers,” said the father of two.
Commenting on the arrest, Chairman/Chief
Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, assured
that the agency would continue to frustrate
activities of drug barons through superior
intelligence.
He said: “These arrests and seizures are products
of superior counter-narcotic strategies.
“The agency is prepared and deeply committed to
the eradication of drug trafficking cartels through
similar intelligence driven operation.”