Onyinye Juliet, who was arrested at
the Murtala Mohammed
International Airport, Lagos by
operatives of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency during
the inward screening of passengers
on an Emirate flight, said she took
to drug trafficking to settle her bills.
The desperate single mother said
she inserted parcels of heroin into
her private part and ingested
others because she needed money
to pay her house rent and pay her
kid’s school fees.
The 31-year-old lady, Aladi
Onyinye Juliet, who was arrested at
the Murtala Mohammed
International Airport, Lagos by
operatives of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency during
the inward screening of passengers
on an Emirate flight, said she took
to drug trafficking to settle her bills.
Juliet said some Pakistanis gave
the drugs to her.
The suspect said she established
link with some Pakistani drug
traffickers who sponsored her trip
in collaboration with some local
accomplices.
Juliet added: “I’m a single mother
and I need money to take care of
myself and child. I used to sell
clothes but the profit is inadequate
to sustain my family. I would have
earned half a million naira to pay
for my rent and my child’s school
fees if I had succeeded in bringing
the drug. They paid for my return
ticket and hotel accommodation.
While in my hotel room, a Pakistani
woman came to give me the drug.
She also instructed me to conceal
it in my private part to avoid arrest.
Unfortunately, the NDLEA officers
detected it.”
The drugs concealed are 430
grammes.
The NDLEA commander at the
Lagos airport, Hamza Umar, while
commenting on the incident, said
the arrest was facilitated with the
aid of scanning machines.
Umar said: “During the inward
screening of Emirate passengers,
one Aladi Onyinye Juliet tested
positive for narcotic ingestion.
While under observation, the drug
was subsequently expelled, field-
tested and weighed.”
The Chairman of the Agency,
Ahmadu Giade, said the NDLEA will
continue to detect narcotics with
the help of technological tools.
Giade said: “The NDLEA is
investing in capacity building and
modern equipment in drug
detection. We hope to dislodge drug
trafficking cartels through superior
intelligence and best global
practices. Investigation is on-going
to arrest other members of the drug
cartel connected to her case.”
