LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)- Two Nigerians Mr. Adugba Ugochukwu Godson and Onuoha Friday Dominic swallowed two kilograms for the total sum of of $30,000.
Adugba who was travelling to Sydney, Australia to visit his wife has confessed that he swallowed 1.150 kilograms of concaine for a fee of $15,000.
According to Adugba who was paraded along with two other hard drug traffickers by officers of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), “I was travelling to visit my wife who lives in Australia when a friend introduced me to drug trafficking. Initially, I told turned down the idea because I never wanted anything that will tarnish my reputation.
He later convinced me that I will never be caught and also promised me the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). This was how I fell for him and found myself in this mess.”
Adugba hailed from Abia State stated.

In the same vein, Onuoha Friday Dominic ingested 850 grammes of cocaine equally blamed his involvement on friends. He travelled to Brazil in search of job opportunities but was unable to get job satisfaction.
“I was not satisfied working as an event planner in Brazil because the salary was just for subsistence living. After paying my bills, there was little or nothing left. That was how I was introduced into drug trafficking. My friend said that the only way to make quick money is through drug trafficking. He promised to pay me $15,000 and I agreed to swallow the drugs” Onuoha stated. He hails from Abia State.

In a related development officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos detected parcels of cocaine hidden inside the sole of shoes. The consignment of shoes where the cocaine was discovered was said to have originated from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The owner of the luggage Mbatugosi Paul Ifechukwu confessed that he was introduced into drug trafficking by a friend he met in Brazil.
“After my graduation from Technical College in my home town Ihiala, Anambra State in 2002; I went to Enugu where I was selling shoes. In 2015, I travelled to Brazil in search of better opportunities. However, while in Brazil, I worked as a barber to earn a living. After a year and three months in Brazil, I was disappointed because I had no savings, so I decided that I will get some money and be exporting shoes to Nigeria. It was in the process of looking for a start-up capital that a friend introduced me into drug trafficking. My friend bought the shoes and prepared the drugs inside 13 pairs. This is my first time and I was caught” Mbatugosi stated.
In his reaction, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd.) expressed satisfaction with the arrests. “Every arrest and seizure of drugs is a victory over drug syndicates. The NDLEA will continue to consolidate on the operational successes so far recorded by maintaining vigilance at all entry and exit points. This will be complimented with public awareness programmes on illegal drug production, trafficking and use aimed at reducing demand for drugs” Abdallah stated.