Two drug traffickers, 59-year-old Joseph Oparaji Okechukwu, and 41-year-old Austine Ikenna Nnaji, have been arrested for reportedly trying to smuggle hard drugs out of the country.

The two suspects were arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Lagos airport.

Confessing to the crime, Joseph, a contractor, blamed his actions on the current economic situation which led him into crime of drug smuggling.

The other suspect, Austine, identified as a safety officer in Qatar claimed to have no knowledge of the content of his luggage.

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He was reported to have stated that he received the luggage from a friend at the airport.

Okechukwu excreted 1.105 kg of brownish substances that tested positive for heroin while 11.540 kg of marijuana and 490 grams of tramadol was found concealed in Nnaji’s luggage.

Okechukwu was bound for New York City on Turkish Airlines while Mr. Nnaji was on his way to Doha, Qatar on Ethiopian Airlines.