NDLEA arrests physically challenged man for drug trafficking

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) om  Sunday disclosed the arrest of a 53-year-old physically challenged man, Ehiarimwiam Osaromo, at the departure hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for alleged drug trafficking.

The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, indicated that Osaromo was arrested on August 28 on his way to Italy, via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight.

He said that the suspect, an indigene of Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Edo State, was found to have concealed 5,000 tablets of Tramadol 225mg in his luggage.

The NDLEA Media Director highlighted: “Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect is a frequent traveler who often travels with lots of bags containing mainly food items, body cream, hair attachment and drinks.

“The suspect was said to have presented his usual large consignment to NDLEA operatives for search but held on to some packages.

“These were retrieved from him and properly searched during which the drugs were discovered.”

Furthermore, NDLEA operatives raided a laboratory at Opic Estate, Agbara, Lagos State, on Aug. 29, as part of efforts to demobilise and dismantle organised criminal groups behind the production and distribution of crystal methamphetamine across the country.

“Clues from the property led operatives to another in the vicinity where one Peter James was apprehended with some quantity of the substance.

“A follow up operation within the estate also led to the arrest of a meth dealer, Mathew Bobby who was caught with 4.033 kilograms of the illicit substance.” Babafemi said.

Babafemi cited the NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, to have commended the officers and men of the MMIA and Lagos commands for the arrests and seizures.