One Onyechi Esonwunne, has been arrested for attempting to send a luggage containing cannabis to China through an unsuspecting passenger.
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State, made the arrest at the weekend.
Esonwunne had previously been deported twice from China – in 2008 and May 2016. The cannabis was concealed inside packs of noodles.
In his confession to newsmen, the father of four said, “Hardship and Nigeria’s bad economy forced me into drug trafficking. The exchange rate is very high and I hardly get money to take care of my family.
“My sponsor promised to pay me the sum of $5,000 to take the drug to China. But I was arrested before I could board my flight.
“I am a trader but due to the economic downturn, I turned to cannabis smuggling to cope,” he said.
Photo source: Daily Post
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu State, made the arrest at the weekend.
Esonwunne had previously been deported twice from China – in 2008 and May 2016. The cannabis was concealed inside packs of noodles.
In his confession to newsmen, the father of four said, “Hardship and Nigeria’s bad economy forced me into drug trafficking. The exchange rate is very high and I hardly get money to take care of my family.
“My sponsor promised to pay me the sum of $5,000 to take the drug to China. But I was arrested before I could board my flight.
“I am a trader but due to the economic downturn, I turned to cannabis smuggling to cope,” he said.
Photo source: Daily Post
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