NDLEA Identifies Four Major Carriers Used by Drug Traffickers

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday disclosed that in 2019, most of the suspects arrested for peddling illicit drugs at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) were passengers travelling with Ethiopian Airlines, British Airways, South African Airways and Emirates airline.



The agency disclosed that out of 101 suspects arrested within the year under review, consisting of 87 males and 14 females, 19 people were arrested on Ethiopian Airlines, 13 on South African Airways, 10 on British Airways cargo airplane and seven on Emirates.



The MMIA Command of NDLEA disclosed that these arrests were made with the collaborations of international airlines.

 

 Speaking at a press conference in its office at the Lagos Airport, NDLEA Commander for the airport, Garba Ahmadu, said Dubai was the transit point for most illicit drugs peddlers.



Ahmadu said record of arrests in the year under review indicates that there is an increase in the number of persons arrested from 93 persons in 2018 to 101 persons in 2019, indicating an 8.6 percent increase.



He further disclosed that the number of seizures and cases recorded in the year under review has also increased to 76 from 73 in the previous year, showing an increase of 4.11 percent.



The NDLEA commander, however, noted that from January to November 2019, the agency recorded 379. 061kg as against 5,377.125kg recorded in 2018, showing annual decrease of 92.97 percent.



Ahmadu said cocaine accounted for 9.03 percent of total drug seizures; Heroin 5.75 percent; cannabis Sativa 44.71 percent; Methamphetamine 24.93 percent; Ephedrine 7.45 percent and others (Psychotropic substances) 8.13 percent.


According to him, "NDLE has been able to make these arrests because we have better capacity now, and more officers are trained to do diverse investigations and follow ups.



"Collaboration with international airlines has improved our officers' capabilities to do better targeting and profiling. Initially, our challenge was access to airlines, but now we have the access to airlines because of their corporation."

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