Two People Going For Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia Arrested With Cocaine
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A widower, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde, and a divorcee, Akanbi Silifat
Tunrayo who were going for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia have been arrested by
operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
They were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,
MMIA Ikeja Lagos for attempting to export 14.4 kilograms of cocaine concealed
in lace and Ankara fabrics.
Ariyibi was intercepted on Thursday
20th April at the screening point of MMIA Terminal 2 during outward clearance
of Qatar Airways passengers traveling from Lagos via Doha to Medina, Saudi
Arabia. When his carry-on bag was checked, four sets of white lace material
with linings of substance that tested positive to Cocaine weighing 11.50kg
were discovered.
The suspect who claimed to be a widower and an
advertising practitioner said his original plan was to ingest the drugs but
had to change his mind after failed attempts to swallow bitter cola, which he
was using to practice the process. He is expected to be paid One Million,
Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N1,800,000) upon successful delivery of the
consignment in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
The previous day, Wednesday
19th April, NDLEA officers at the Terminal 2 of the airport also arrested Mrs.
Silifat Tunrayo Akanbi with 2.90kg cocaine during outward clearance of Qatar
Airways passengers from Lagos via Doha to Jedda, Saudi Arabia. A search of her
hand luggage led to the discovery of six sheets of cocaine weighing 2.90kg
concealed in ankara fabrics.
Preliminary investigation revealed
that the suspect is a divorcee and a trader who used to hawk cloths around
Awoyaya area of Ajah, Lagos.
Based on information in her
statement, a follow-up operation that lasted through the night into the early
hours of Thursday 20th April was carried out, during which the person who
recruited her, Alhaji Adebayo Adeola Wasiu was arrested at No 28, Olateju
Street, Mushin, Lagos. Adebayo is the managing director of B&T Travel
Agency.
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