22-year-old Amaka Ogonachukwu has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for attempting to smuggle wraps of cocaine concealed in cooked white rice for her boyfriend, Monday Imagbebenikaro.
Spokesperson of the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said the 40-year-old boyfriend is currently in the custody of the Edo state command of NDLEA.
He said Monday was arrested earlier along Airport Road, Benin City, Oredo LGA, for dealing in crack cocaine, Cannabis Sativa and Danabel (Anabolic steroids).
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that NDLEA operatives seized 8,381,600 capsules and tablets of Tramadol as well as 56,782 bottles of codeine among others in major raids in Lagos state.
