Mr Ahmadu Giade, Chairman, National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said that three clearing agents
have been arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja,
Lagos for trying to export drugs.
Giade said this in a news statement issued on Thursday by Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, head of the agency's public Affairs, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
He also advised clearing agents nationwide to properly know their customers, adding that the law would run its full course on them if they were found wanting.
Giade said the three agents arrested were workers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), adding that they were apprehended for attempting to smuggle two consignments of methamphetamine on an Emirates flight to Malaysia.
He added that the drugs, weighing 36.44kg, were concealed in foodstuffs and laptop bags, declared as personal effects by the consignor.
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Giade said this in a news statement issued on Thursday by Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, head of the agency's public Affairs, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
He also advised clearing agents nationwide to properly know their customers, adding that the law would run its full course on them if they were found wanting.
Giade said the three agents arrested were workers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), adding that they were apprehended for attempting to smuggle two consignments of methamphetamine on an Emirates flight to Malaysia.
He added that the drugs, weighing 36.44kg, were concealed in foodstuffs and laptop bags, declared as personal effects by the consignor.
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