Two Females Arrested By NDLEA For Drug Trafficking (photo)

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Two suspected female drug traffickers identified as
Abdulrasaq Modinat Alake and Mbonu Chizoba have been
arrested by officials of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos in
connection with the exportation of 4.450kg of cocaine to
India and 7kg of cannabis to China.

One of the suspects, Chizoba, is a second time offender as
she had been arrested for the same offence in 2013. She has
a pending case at the Federal High Court Ikoyi. When
interrogated, the married mother of two said
“I accept blame for not checking the bag carefully
when a client gave it to me. My job is risky because
we assist people in clearing cargoes. I feel bad that
this is happening to me when the first case is still
on”.

The second suspect, Alake(45) from Kwara State said her
quest to settle her medical bills made her venture into the
illicit business.

“I was married but later separated. I am the only
person taking care of myself. My business was
booming before I had a health challenge. I used to
buy clothes from India and Dubai for supply in
Lagos since 2011. My problem started when the
doctor said I need to do a surgical operation costing
$5,000. Before now, I have spent my money on
medical bills in hospitals. That was how I met a
man in India during my last visit who promised to
pay for my medical expenses. He also told me to
take a bag of cocaine to India. It was all about
regaining my health but I never knew it will end
this way,” she said

NDLEA Airport Commander Ahmadu Garba said the
suspects will be charged to court soon.

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