Sunday, November 21, 2010
Brazil, darling of Nigerian drug traffickers

TOYOSI OGUNSEYE


TOYOSI OGUNSEYE writes that drug trafficking syndicates on the Brazil-Nigeria route are not having the best of their illicit trade in narcotics, as an attempt to smuggle drugs worth over N50m was nipped in the bud


How the cocaine was hidden



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Apart from being famed for football, Brazil has become the darling of Nigerian drug traffickers.

The recent interception by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, of 10.50kg of cocaine brought into the country from Brazil, lends credence to this fact.

The cocaine, which was imported from Brazil through a Qatar Airways flight, was concealed in 18 plastic pipes in a red luggage. According to authoritative NDLEA sources, it is the highest single seizure of cocaine made at the airport since January, with an estimated street value of N50m.

Similarly, a kilogramme of cocaine, concealed inside a pair of shoes and imported from Brazil aboard a KLM flight, was intercepted the same day.

According to the NDLEA Airport Commander, Alhaji Hamza Umar, the suspected traffickers that facilitated the importation of the illicit drugs are being interrogated by narcotic investigators.

He said, "The 10.50kg of cocaine was found in the luggage of one Ntinulu-Ojulu Michael Papulu Chukwu, 43, while the 1kg of cocaine hidden inside a pair of shoes was found in possession of one Isiwele Gabriel Hase, who is 40 years old."

Both Ntinulu-Ojulu and[b] Isiwele [/b]allegedly left Brazil the same day, albeit, with different flights.

Unlike April 20, 2010 when 10kg of cocaine imported from Brazil in a Turkish Airways flight was abandoned at the Lagos airport, Ntinulu-Ojulu was arrested with the bag containing the 10.50kg cocaine. The 43-year-old suspect, who works in Brazil, said he was promised $5,000 to deliver the illicit luggage in Nigeria.

He said, "I have been working in Brazil for two years, but the little money I make is used to settle bills. I met a Nigerian for assistance and he asked me to take the bag to Nigeria for a fee of $5,000. I agreed to do it because of my financial predicament."

Isiwele, a photographer and a trader, allegedly concealed one kilogramme of cocaine found with him inside a pair of shoes. He has lived in Brazil for four years, he claimed, but said that he was unable to afford his rent and other financial responsibilities.

The Chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, has promised that the agency's planned attacks on drug barons will be sustained, adding that the benefits of a drug-free society cannot be quantified. "We are going to sustain our attacks on drug traffickers until they quit the criminal act," Giade said. He also noted that the cases will be properly investigated, "as the suspects have international links."

Two other suspects, Amen Peace, 35, and[b] Agwu Daniel Okafor[/b] that ingested 91 wraps of substances suspected to be narcotics, have been placed on observation by the anti-narcotic agency.

Amen was travelling with an Italian passport when a scanning machine revealed that he had ingested suspicious substances. According to Amen who was on his way to Rome in an Alitalia flight, his father is a Liberian, while the mother hails from Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. He is a welder in Italy, he said, while claiming to have been jobless for three months.

He said, "My father is a Liberian and my mother is from Edo State. This is my first time of trafficking in drugs. I came to Nigeria for a visit and decided to smuggle the drugs to raise some money. I have been living in Italy since 2002." He allegedly ingested 36 wraps of the drugs, saying, "I was promised 3,000 Euros."

Agu allegedly ingested 55 wraps in anticipation of 2,800 Euros, but he was arrested during the screening of KLM passengers. His final destination was Madrid, Spain. He stated that he was introduced into the criminal trade when he requested for financial assistance from an old friend.

"I needed some help from my old time friend when I was introduced into the drug trade. I used to sell tiles at Coker in Lagos until my shop was demolished. That was the genesis of my problem. Last year, I left Lagos for Aba, where I sell clothes, but business has been very bad. My late mother will be buried in December and I have no money," he stated.

The spokesman of the NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said that the suspects would face trial after they might have excreted the drugs they had swallowed. He said, "In cases like these, we have to be patient for them to get the drugs out of their systems. Sometimes, it takes longer than a few days. But after that is done, they are all going to the court to serve as a deterrent to others who may want to emulate them."

I see them Ibos done dipped from this thread!

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what r u in awe about? Ibos love Brazil. . . . . thats all I'm saying. . . . . .

Brazil is a nice place filled with beautiful women. I remember seeing a special concerning Nigerian drug peddlers in Brazil. They are as ruthless as the drug lords found in Rio. I also heard of a Nigerian gang that broke out of jail in Brazil.

^^^Yup! Yall niggaz is gangstas!^^^

greed, greed, greed!

these people will do anything, absolutely anything for money

Shame

Missy85:

greed, greed, greed!

these people will do anything, absolutely anything for money

Shame

couldnt have said it better. . . . . .

Missy85:

greed, greed, greed!

these people will do anything, absolutely anything for money

Shame

which people are you referring to?
@op,if thats what you think,yes thats why we love brazil,so let us be.mind you,only two of the highlighted names are igbo.

udennaa:

mind you,only two of the highlighted names are igbo.

. . . . yeah, out of[b] THREE[/b] NAMES!!!

bkbabe, pls calm down with this igbo hatred.

jason12345:

bkbabe, pls calm down with this igbo hatred.

Mahatma Ghandi, go sit ur aszz down with this pacifist ish u stay trying to propagate. Did the event occur? Was it published in the papers? Did I cause the event to happen? So, where is this "hatred" u talk about?

Another dumb thread by the frustrated Hispanic hag . . . . . .  

bk.babe97y:

. . . . yeah, out of[b] THREE[/b] NAMES!!!

This fool doesn't even know how to count.

Fool, you highlighted four names! Drop the crack and you might count better.

MetalGong4:

Another thread about my Ibo brothers tarnishing whatever's left of the Ibo reputation by selling drugs all ova the world.

WTF?! For once, u said the truth!

Beaf:

This fool doesn't even know how to count.

Fool, you highlighted four names! Drop the crack and you might count better.

Names all look the same: Funny to pronounce, hard to look at! I still INSIST I highlighted 3 names, u dont like it u know what to do when ur mouth is around the barrel of that Mac-Milli!

Lol. Funny that whenever u aint trying to beg GEJ, via email, to be his personal diyyck-slurper, your busy stalking a fellow man. . . . . wow!

3 names nigga, u can kill urself now!

shakes head - bk why the hate bro - even the yorubas dey wonder sef

bk.babe97y:

Names all look the same: Funny to pronounce, hard to look at! I still INSIST I highlighted 3 names, u dont like it u know what to do when your mouth is around the barrel of that Mac-Milli!

Lol. Funny that whenever u aint trying to beg GEJ, via email, to be his personal diyyck-slurper, your busy stalking a fellow man. . . . . wow!

3 names nigga, u can kill urself now!

Ntinulu-Ojulu Michael Papulu Chukwu
Isiwele Gabriel Hase
Amen Peace
Agwu Daniel Okafor

3 names?
Too many drugs and and too much gutter water for sniffing in Colombia!!

[size=14pt]Dude, we are still searching for your brain. . . And its a damn tough job!!![/size]

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Beaf:

Ntinulu-Ojulu Michael Papulu Chukwu
Isiwele Gabriel Hase
Amen Peace
Agwu Daniel Okafor

3 names?
Too many drugs and and too much gutter water for sniffing in Colombia!!

Yeah, I still see 3 names! All Ibo names. . . .

u gonna kill urself now?

bk.babe97y:

Yeah, I still see 3 names! All Ibo names. . . .

u gonna kill urself now?

No, your drugs will kill you person!

Beaf:

No, your drugs will kill you person!

STFU, U freaking imbeci*le! Always coming on NL trying to prove intellectual superiority over others. Internet Einstein! Another potential Emegweali! Do u notice how much I ignore u?lol. Fool.

Again, I see only 3 names, are u gonna do us all a favor now and kill urself, u fool?! See how it feels now when u ignore the truth against ur god (GEJ)?!

Hahahahaha. I see 3 names. . . . .

@The OP: Why are you too scared to start this moronic thread of yours at the crimes section. Why are you so scared to start threads there?.
Impotent retardo.

bk.babe97y:

STFU, U freaking imbeci*le! Always coming on NL trying to prove intellectual superiority over others. Internet Einstein! Another potential Emegweali! Do u notice how much I ignore u?lol. Fool.

Again, I see only 3 names, are u gonna do us all a favor now and kill urself, u fool?! See how it feels now when u ignore the truth against your god (GEJ)?!

Hahahahaha. I see 3 names. . . . .

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This thread should have been simply ignored.

Unfortunately, you guys fell for the bait.

^^^
Lol that dude kind of reminds of Ahmadinejad, everytime he opens his mouth, he spews drivel.

excanny:

This thread should have been simply ignored.

Unfortunately, you guys fell for the bait.

LMFAO!!! lol . Of course, "falling for the bait" was expected. . . . .lol. Ibo drug dealers always gotta defend themselves from faceless internet accusers!

ROFLMAO!!!

Andre Uweh:

@The OP: Why are you too scared to start this moronic thread of yours at the crimes section. Why are you so scared to start threads there?.
Impotent retardo.

Look at the Ibo man's attempt at Reverse Psychology!!!!

LMFAO!!!

@bk.babe97y

If given the chance, you could just be one suicide bomber in the middle of aba market.

babaearly:

@bk.babe97y

If given the chance, you could just be one suicide bomber in the middle of aba market.

English please!

Thanx in advance!

This is why I hate Ibos
Their love for money, the root of all evils, is unparalled in 21st century Nigeria.

Hmm, Thank goodness, I am not Ibo.

^^^
Now this is very dissppointing

@ OP

Could you please stick with the message,you've trivialised it with your anti-Ibo rhetorics