See Photos Of 4 Men Arrested At Enugu Airport Trying To Smuggle Hard Drugs To China And Turkey

Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Ifeanyichukwu, caught with 1.293kg of cocaine on his way to Istanbul, Turkey. Ukaeji Eric Tochukwu, with 1.408kg of cocaine on his way to Hong Kong.

Nwoye Ekene Godfrey, caught with 1.283kg of cannabis on his way to Guangzhou, China. 38-year old Godfrey Nwoye.

They were arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for concealing 1.283 kilograms of cannabis sativa inside garri en route Guangzhou, China. The culprit, who hails from Ukpommili Village in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, said he wanted to sell the cannabis in China and use the proceeds to buy goods.

Another suspect, Samuel Anele, a commercial tricycle rider, who was about to board a flight to Bombay, India, was arrested with 4.892 kilograms of methamphetamine, the NDLEA said in a statement Wednesday. Mr. Samuel Anele, 45, and other suspects were arrested for offenses ranging from concealing illicit drugs in their luggage to ingesting the drugs, the NDLEA said.The suspects were arrested on their way to Turkey, China, and Hong Kong with 8.876kg of various illicit drugs. According to the NDLEA Commander at Enugu Airport, Nsikak-Abasi Udoh “The suspects are helping our team of investigators”. Mr. Anele was caught with 4.892kg concealed in false bottom of his luggage aboard an Ethiopian Airline on the Enugu-Addis Ababa-Bombay route.

“Life is not fair to me.Every day it is one problem after another and the money I earn is not enough,” said Mr. Anele, from Ichi village, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State. “It was frustration that made me to smuggle drugs. They promised me that the drug has been properly hidden and that when I return they will pay me the sum of one million naira. “At the airport, my bag was searched and the drug detected. Now I am now left alone to suffer”, he lamented.

The other suspects, Emmanuel Chukwuebuka, was caught with 1.293kg of cocaine on his way to Istanbul, Turkey; while Eric Ukaeji was arrested with 1.408kg of cocaine on his way to Hong Kong. Mr. Chukwuebuka, 31, who is married with a child and hails Ezioko in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, ingested 1.293kg of substances that tested positive for cocaine. He was to depart Enugu to Istanbul through Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airline flight before he was nabbed. His reason for trafficking in drugs was to raise more money for his business, according to the NDLEA. If he had successfully trafficked the drug, he would have received US$ 3,000 on arrival in Turkey. Mr. Ukaeji, 43, who hails from Ajali in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra State ingested cocaine weighing 1.408 kilograms. According to the NDLEA, his route was Enugu-Addis Ababa-Hong Kong on an Ethiopian Airline. I his confession, Mr. Ukaeji said he wanted to raise money for his business and the treatment of his sick daughter. “I used to buy clothes from Hong Kong. I am married with three children. I dropped out of school in Junior Secondary class 3”, said Mr. Ukaeji. “They promised to pay me 5,000 dollars on delivery in Hong Kong, which I would have used to buy goods”, he added. NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said that the Agency would continue to step up security checks at the nation’s entry and exit points