Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two wraps of powdery substance that tested positive to heroin strapped to the legs of a suspected drug trafficker as shin-guard. The suspect, Mgbeike Mathew Chukwunwaogo, was caught at the international wing of the airport upon arrival from Pakistan aboard Qatar Airline flight.

A press release from the agency says that the substance when tested proved to be heroine, it weighs 3.150kg and has an estimated street value of about11 million naira.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency Ahmadu Giade expressed satisfaction with his officers' level of vigilance that led to the discovery of the drug and immediate arrest of the suspect. "The alertness of the officers shows that they are working in line with our operational brief that every avenue of search must be completely exhausted. I am pleased with the results and unless they stop more will be added to our list of drug suspects" Giade stated.

The NDLEA airport Commander Alhaji Hamza Umar said that preliminary investigation shows that the suspect is a professional drug courier with operational base in the United Arab Emirate especially between Dubai and Qatar. Hamza also stated that his pattern of travel was being investigated so as to gather more facts about his mode of operation. "The travel pattern of the suspect reinforces suspicion of his operational base in the middle east. The fact that he could afford to pay the drug is an indication that he is a professional courier". He also disclosed that investigation has commenced into the case.

The 30 year old who sells auto parts at Ladipo market in Lagos in his statement confessed that he bought the drug for 17,000 dollars when he visited his Togolese friend in Pakistan. "I bought the drug in Pakistan because it is cheaper there and I hope to make much profit from it. It is just bad luck that I was caught. I thought they will not detect it because that was how I left Pakistan successfully" he stated. Mgbeike hails from Anambra State and resides at Jakande Estate, Lagos with his wife and child.

The suspect will soon be charged to court.