The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, and his associate, Ntoruka Chinedu, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said a search of his hand luggage uncovered 37 wraps of cocaine weighing 800 grams, which he had reportedly collected in Ethiopia before heading to Nigeria..
In another development, Babafemi said a Europe-based businessman, Amen Okoro Godstime, was arrested at the Lagos airport on Friday while attempting to smuggle 5,000 tablets of tramadol (225mg) disguised as malaria drugs such as Lonart, Amatem, and Aluktem.
Babafemi added that he was caught at Terminal 2 during the clearance of passengers for a Royal Air Maroc flight to Spain via Casablanca, claiming that Okoro intended to move the drugs to Italy through France, where he resides.
