Uber Driver Arrested With Cocaine Concealed In His Pants

 Uber Driver Arrested With Cocaine Concealed In His Pants

By Dayo Badmus, 

An Uber driver and two other traffickers have been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with different quantities of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.

The driver, Lawal Tunde Rasheed, was arrested at the SAHCO export shed of MMIA on Tuesday, 8 June, 2021 when he brought a consignment from his client to a freight forwarder for export to Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.

When the package was searched, 150grams of cocaine concealed inside two pieces of air freshener were discovered.

A follow up operation the following day led to the arrest of Egbo Emmanuel Maduka, in his residence on Wednesday, 9 June, 2021.

Investigations have so far confirmed that Egbo is behind the two seizures of 50grams of cocaine in hair attachment and another 150grams of cocaine concealed in air freshener, heading to Malabo.

The seizures were made on Friday, 4 June andTuesdsy, 8 June, 2021 respectively.

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