Woman Caught with 76pallets of cocaine



A pilgrim heading to Medina, Saudi Arabia, to
perform the annual pilgrimage has tested
positive to narcotic ingestion at the Nnamdi
Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said in
a statement Friday.
Basira Binuyo, 55, was arrested during the
outward screening of passengers on an Emirate
flight to Medina through Dubai.
“She has so far excreted 76 pellets of drugs that
tested positive for cocaine,” said Hamisu Lawan,
NDLEA commander at the Abuja airport.
“Meanwhile, she is still under observation until
the drugs are completely expelled.”
Mrs. Binuyo hails from Irepodun local
government area of Kwara State and is married
with three children.
Mrs. Binuyo, a trader at Dosumu market, Lagos,
was quoted as saying she needed money to
expand her business.
“I wanted to expand my cosmetic business but I
have no money,”she said. “My sponsor offered to
foot my expenses to Saudi on pilgrimage. I was
excited until I was asked to take drugs along.
“I wanted to decline but considering the offer of
a million naira, I accepted. I swallowed the
drugs in Lagos and took flight to Abuja on my
way to Medina but I was caught in the process.”


Binuyo Basira Iyabo


The NDLEA said it also intercepted Henry
Okpalanem, a 37-year-old father of three, at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport,
Lagos, who had inserted seven wraps of cocaine
weighing 355 grammes into his anus.
Both suspects were going to Saudi Arabia and
China respectively where drug trafficking is
punishable by death.
Mr. Okpalanem was apprehended during an
outward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian
Airline flight to Hong Kong, China through Addis
Ababa.
Ahmadu Garba, NDLEA commander at the
Lagos airport, said the suspect, who hails from
Imo State, holds a dual citizenship of Nigeria
and Mali.
“The name on his passport is Diara Sauduo while
his Nigerian name is Okpalanem Henry,” said
Mr. Garba.
“The case is under investigation.”
The NDLEA said the suspect did not show any
remorse upon his arrest.
“I know that there is capital punishment for drug
trafficking in China but I was optimistic of safe
passage,” Mr. Okpalanem had told NDLEA
investigators.
“Unfortunately, I was caught with only seven
wraps. Maybe that is my destiny.”
Muhammad Abdallah, NDLEA Chairman, said
the arrests were commendable.
“We will continue to be on the alert in protecting
all exit and entry points from drug trafficking
organisations,” said Mr. Abdullah, a retired
colonel.
“I am glad that the suspects were arrested here
thus preventing them from untimely death and
also protecting the image of our country from
disrepute.”

Source: Premium Times

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