NDLEA Arrests 51yr Old Single Mother From Kwara With Cocaine, Heroin

Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
(MMIA) Lagos have apprehended a 51 year-old mother of four
children with 3.44kg of cocaine and heroin hidden inside body
cream. The drugs were found in her possession during the
outward screening of passengers on an Emirate flight to China.
NDLEA Airport commander, Hamza Umar who confirmed the
arrest gave the name of the suspect as Alade Muyinotu Alade.
According to Hamza, “Alade Muyinotu was caught with drugs
at the central screening area on her way to China. During
search, 150 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.725kg and 150 wraps
of heroin weighing 1.715kg concealed inside body cream were
found inside her luggage. The total weight of the drugs is
3.44kg. The case is currently under investigation”.
In her statement, the suspect said that she was offered 4,000
dollars to smuggle the drugs to China. “I used to import clothes
from Dubai and China when business was going on well with
me. I even had a shop at Balogun market. My problem started
when I lost my shop and was unable to rent another one. Since
then things have gone from bad to worse. My major concern is
that I have four children living with me and I am separated
from my husband. It was a friend that introduced me to the
people that gave me the drugs. They bought my return ticket
and offered me 4,000 dollars” Alade stated. She hails from
Kwara State.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the anti-narcotic Agency,
Ahmadu Giade described the action of the suspect as
unfortunate. In his words, “China is one of the countries with
capital punishment for drug trafficking. It is unfortunate for a
mother of four children to get involved in such a criminal act.
If not for our vigilance that led to her arrest, she would have
been killed abroad and her children left to suffer endlessly”
Giade stated.
The NDLEA boss urged stakeholders to be more dedicated to
the country’s drug control efforts, stressing that a drug-free
society is a crime-free society.
The suspect will soon be charged to court.
Ofoyeju Mitchell
Head, Public Affairs,