Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recovered 19.8 kilogrammes of dried weeds, said to be cannabis sativa, from two friends; 30-year-old Sandra Ebere and Maureen Obidike, 33. Punch Metro gathered that the suspects were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State during the screening of passengers on an Etihad flight en route to Dubai, United Arab Emirate.
It was learnt that the drug was packaged into about 80 parcels and concealed inside foodstuffs and bottles. Our correspondent gathered that Ebere, who studied Economics, told investigators that her travel agent in Dubai directed her to smuggle the drug as a prerequisite for a free visa.

She said, “I used to export foodstuffs to Dubai since 2012. Each time I go to Dubai, I stay for two months and come back because I have no permanent visa. I came to Nigeria since December 2014 to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays at home. While I was preparing to go back, my travel agent in Dubai called me that somebody will give me a parcel to bring to him. He promised me that if I could bring it to him he will prepare my next visa for free. That was how I agreed to take it.” Obidike, in her statement, described her arrest as the backlash of keeping a deceitful friend.

“My friend did not tell me that she had drugs in the luggage before she checked in in my name. She told me that it was foodstuffs, but it turned out to be cannabis. I feel very sad,” she said.

The NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Umar Hamza, said the case was under investigation.

He said, “We found 78 parcels of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis sativa weighing 19.8kg inside foodstuffs and bottles of local alcoholic beverage. The case is under investigation and the suspects are assisting our team of investigators.”

The agency’s Chairman, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, called on travellers to be sure of the content of their luggage before travelling.

“Members of the public must take necessary preventive measures to ensure that they have no drugs in their luggage. They must also not collect luggage from people when travelling. This is very important because such luggage may contain drugs,” Giade said.

www.aquavibes..com/2015/02/2-female-friends-enroute-dubai-nabbed.html

make dem leave them hare
no crime is a crime since stealing become a right and corruption become a sin.

Story Story. Too Bad for them. They have been on it before. Today is not first time. No wonder UAE has ban young travelers from Nigeria. Too bad for us.

The hustle of dubai is real

If it dubai they were caught. Na die be that

Thank God for them. They were caught here not there.

Edited: hope someone won't blame this on the federal govt! Its better to die poor (not even possible anyways) than to engage in this drug shxt.

troubled:
If it dubai they were caught. Na die be that

lol

Hustling things

Na wah ooh!
This is sad.

I don't understand.

Bad! And this is all for money's sake?







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pathetic
A graduate of Economics
unemployment has reduced people to inhumane tinz.
Meanwhile, a lesson for all - Trust is now an expensive commodity

I thought dubai has changed age of visitors to 40years and above?

Whether this is the first time they are carrying drugs or not. God pls sha save us from fake friends.

This is absurd, don't trust anyone

Make them free them joor, no be vegetable dem carry? Na bomb abi poison. Them no go allow make person get high in peace. Smh

damn, how do I get my package now, mhen she f.cked up

There is nothing interesting about dubia it just filled with Moslem who lives in proverti

Pple are yet to learn. Why help someone with luggage @ d Airport regardless of who d person is.

Ebere and Obidike huh?

Ok naw.

My sister are doing big things because dem wan wear Brazilian hair and hold iPhone

bad

that woman self Nev understand say for naija na chop make I chop ,so where is the weed now? the man done carry Ham go dubai naija with money problem goodluck and lie buhary with Chang

THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS DUBAI HAS PUT VISA RESTRICTION ON NIGERIANS. NO VISA UNLESS YOU ARE ABOVE 40 UNLESS YOU ARE TRAVELLING WITH SOMEONE ABOVE 40 WHO BEARS THE SAME SURNAME WITH YOU.

what a man can do a woman can do better

She's telling lies. Foodstuff for free visa?