TEXTILE MERCHANT ARRESTED WITH N57M COCAINE

A 32-year-old textile merchant, Paul Emujue, has been arrested by
officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for importing
5.745kg of cocaine worth N57m.
Emujue was said to have hidden the cocaine inside laptop bags. He was
said to be on his way from Sao Paulo, Brazil, when he was apprehended
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
A statement by NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju,
said NDLEA Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, confirmed the arrest.
Umar said, "The drug was detected during the inward screening of
passengers on Etihad flight. The cocaine was ingeniously packed in
laptop bags such that we had to cut the bags open to detect the drug.
The suspect could have escaped arrest, had the drug not been
detected."
Ofoyeju, however, said investigation had commenced into the case and
Emujue, who hailed from Anambra State, would be charged to court at
the conclusion of investigation.
NDLEA spokesperson said the suspect was single and dropped out of
school in Junior Secondary School in 1988.
The secondary school dropout said, "I ventured into drug trafficking
because of frustration. For the past 10 years, I have been dealing in
textiles in Togo. In 2011, I relocated to Brazil in search of greener
pastures.
"Unfortunately, my business did not flourish as I had expected. I was
assured that I could make enough money from drug trafficking to invest
in my business. I decided to give it a trial and I was arrested in the
process."
NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said, "The agency will continue to
arrest drug traffickers and charge them to court. This arrest is
commendable. Members of the public must note that it is wrong to raise
capital from drug trafficking because anyone that ventures into the
criminal act will be prosecuted. I urge stakeholders to partner with
the NDLEA in fighting drug trafficking."