“I needed the momey”: Student arrested in Lagos for trafficking heroin and cannabis

Attempt by a 27-year-old student, Chukwu Ramsey Onyekaozuru, to
smuggle 5.300kg of cannabis and 660 grammes of heroin to Rome, Italy
has been aborted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA).
The drugs were detected during the outward screening ofAlitalia
passengers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
The parcels of cannabis were covered with dried bitter leaf vegetables
inside a bag while the heroin was ingested by the suspect.
The suspect claimed to be a former Philosophy student at the Ebonyi
State University.
"I studied Philosophy at Ebonyi State University where I graduated in
2009 with three referrals. I later travelled to Italy and came back to
write the three courses. As a result of my long stay in the country, I
was broke and needed money to buy my ticket back to Italy and settle
other family expenses. In the process of looking for money, I was
introduced to a drug baron who bought my ticket and gave me 1000
Euros. I accepted the money because I was practically stranded after
my exams," the suspect stated.
NDLEA Airport commander, Hamza Umar, said that the arrest is one of
the few cases of multi-drug trafficking made by the command.