NDLEA Nabs Student with Drugs at Lagos Airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has  arrested a 20-year-old undergraduate at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for importing 1.745 kilogrammes of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis popularly called hemp.

The agency said the suspect, Udiomeh Kufre Ita was found in possession of the drug during the inward screening of passengers on an Africa World Airlines flight from Accra, Ghana at the weekend.

NDLEA Lagos Airport commander, Mr Hamza Umar said that the drug was detected during routine screening of passengers.