ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has caution travellers against accepting luggage of unknown contents from anyone during their journeys.
In a statement shared by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, it was revealed that two students, including a PhD student, faced legal issues when bottles of codeine syrup were found in luggage they were carrying for a friend studying abroad.
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The statement emphasized the importance of vigilance and warned against the potential legal consequences of unknowingly transporting illicit substances.
The statement read, “A PhD student and another student studying abroad got into custody because bottles of codeine syrup were found in the luggage they picked for their female friend abroad.
“They would have been jailed if #ndlea_nigeria had not worked hard to ensure the owner was put on the next flight home….
“Reason why we warn you not to take any luggage you don’t know its content from anyone.
“Video shows how bags of opioids were concealed among spare parts coming from Onitsha heading to Mubi in Adamawa.”