Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested two members of a drug syndicate that operates between Nigeria, East Africa, and Europe at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The suspects were identified as Ejezie Vitus Ifeanyi and Chukwu Franco Bright.
A statement by the agency’s spokesperson said Ejezie was intercepted during screening of inward passengers on Ethiopian Airline flight from Malawi via Addis Ababa at the arrival hall in March 13th.
When a search was conducted on him, it was discovered that one of his two bags has a false bottom concealment.
During preliminary interview of the suspect, he confessed that a member of the syndicate was waiting at the airport carpark to pick him.
An immediate follow up operation led to the arrest of Chukwu Franco Bright, who was waiting in a grey colour Mercedes Benz C180 coupe, marked EKY 973 GQ to receive the drug consignment.
After his arrest, a proper search of the bag was conducted before the two suspects leading to the recovery of 3.00 kilograms of heroin.
Findings reveal that the drug syndicate networks between Nigeria, and Malawi, Mozambique in East Africa and Europe.
While Chukwu who lives in Lagos is responsible for the recruitment and coordination of the activities of mules on behalf of other members of the cartel based in Mozambique and Malawi, another set operates from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria.
