Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Brigadier General, Buba Marwa (Retd), has vowed, the agency will track and apprehend criminal elements hiding under the guise of pilgrimage to carry out nefarious activities that can tarnish the image of the country.
This is coming on the heels of the recent arrest of four suspects who were attempting to smuggle 200 wraps of cocaine to Saudi Arabia ahead of the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage.
In a statement, the spokesman of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi said, the suspects were caught in the act of ingesting 200 wraps of cocaine at the Emerald Hotel in Oshodi, during a raid by operatives of the agency.
According to him, the agency recovered 200 wraps of the Class A substance, with 100 wraps found in each of the two rooms.
Mr. Babafemi gave the names of the suspects, as Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and Ayinla Kemi, 34.
The agency has also pledged to work with its counterparts in Saudi Arabia to ensure that the designated recipients of the seized illicit drug consignments are traced and dealt with accordingly.