Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have thwarted an attempt by a 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean-Pierre, to export 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in his luggage to the Middle East through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
He was arrested on August 23, 2023 and the illicit drug recovered from him.
NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, yesterday, said: “The suspect was intercepted by NDLEA operatives during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 404 from Abuja to the Middle East via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.