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NDLEA arrests Italy-bound physically challenged man for drug trafficking

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Rayyan Alhassan
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Rayyan Alhassan is a graduate of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sikkim Manipal University, Ghana. He is the acting Managing Editor at the Daily Nigerian newspaper, a position he has held for the past 3 years. He can be reached via rayyanalhassan@dailynigerian.com, or www.facebook.com/RayyanAlhassan, or @Rayyan88 on Twitter.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 53-year-old physically challenged man, Ehiarimwiam Osaromo, at the departure hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for alleged drug trafficking.
This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Babafemi said Mr Osaromo was arrested on August 28 on his way to Italy, via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight.
He said that the suspect, an indigene of Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, was found to have concealed 5,000 tablets of Tramadol 225mg in his luggage.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect is a frequent traveller who often travels with lots of bags containing mainly food items, body cream, hair attachment and drinks.
“The suspect was said to have presented his usual large consignment to NDLEA operatives for search but held on to some packages.
“These were retrieved from him and properly searched during which the drugs were discovered,” he said.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives have raided a laboratory at Opic estate, Agbara, Lagos on August 29, as part of efforts to dismantle organised criminal groups behind the production and distribution of crystal methamphetamine across the country.
“Clues from the property led operatives to another in the vicinity where one Peter James was apprehended with some quantity of the substance.
“A follow up operation within the estate also led to the arrest of a meth dealer, Mathew Bobby who was caught with 4.033 kilograms of the illicit substance,” he said.
Mr Babafemi quoted the chairman, NDLEA, Buba Marwa, as commending the officers and men of the MMIA and Lagos commands for the arrests and seizures.
NAN
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