Alaba Lagos Businessman Turned Drug Dealer Arrested By NDLEA

A popular electronic seller at Alaba market in
Lagos has been arrested for illegal drug
exportation.

The man pictured above is currently under
investigation in connection with exportation of
450 g of methamphetamine to Malaysia,
Nigeria’s anti-drug trafficking agency said on
Wednesday.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,
said the suspect, Olewunne Chibuzor
Darlington, claimed he invested N900,000 in
drug trafficking with the hope that he would
reap N5 million.

Darlington was arrested by the NDLEA officers
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
in Lagos.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Hamza
Umar said Darlington was found to have
ingested narcotics.

“The scanning machine revealed that the
suspect ingested drugs during screening of
passengers on an Ethiopian Airline flight. He
was on his way to Malaysia but during
observation, he excreted 450 grammes of
substance that tested positive to
methamphetamine,” Umar said.

NDLEA quoted the suspect as saying in his
confessional statement: “They told me that I
can make five million naira profit if I invest
nine hundred thousand naira. It was a trial
business for me because it is my first time. I
also did it out of my financial predicament. I
am from a poor family and the eldest”.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency,
Ahmadu Giade while commenting on the arrest
called for stiffer punishment for drug
traffickers.

“No doubt, stiffer punishment will help in
reducing cases of drug production and
trafficking. We shall prevent drug traffickers
from using the country as a transit point for
drug trafficking,” “It is sad that a businessman
will prefer to invest in criminality when there
are countless legitimate businesses” – said Giade

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