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NDLEA arrests South African with consignment of illicit drugs in Abuja

Afolabi Hakim by Afolabi Hakim
August 27, 2023
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  • Pierre was intercepted by NDLEA operatives during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 404
  • He was attempting to export 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in his luggage to the Middle East through

One Erasmus Jean Pierre, a South African, has been arrest by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over possession of illicit substance.

He was attempting to export 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in his luggage to the Middle East.

The 29-year-old was apprehended by the anti-narcortic agency on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Pierre was intercepted by NDLEA operatives during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 404 from Abuja to the Middle East via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, NDLEA reported on Sunday.

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After a thorough search of his luggage, the whitish powdery illicit substance which is factory packed was discovered in different parts of the bag.

The suspect, upon investigation, arrived in Lagos through Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday, August 19, and came into Abuja on Tuesday 22nd August.

He took possession of the brown bag containing the drug consignment on Wednesday, August 23 before heading to the Abuja airport for his flight out of Nigeria where he was apprehended

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