Pastor Attempting To Smuggle Drugs to South Africa Arrested By NDLEA

A pastor was arrested on wednesday (today) by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who had allegedly wanted to smuggle 1.978-kilogrammes of substances suspected to be narcotics to South Africa.

The suspect, a pastor with the Gospel Faith Mission International, Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos state, was arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu.

The agency’s commander at the airport, Mr. Nsikak-Abasi Udoh, said that the pastor was arrested when he was trying to abandon his luggage at the arrival hall for fear of arrest.

“Mr Daniel Lanre Akintola unlawfully possessed 1.978kg of heroin while returning from Entebbe, a major town in Central Uganda.

“He wanted to abandon the luggage but we detected his intention.

“The drug was carefully concealed in a false bottom of his luggage, Let me appeal to members of the public to report drug dealers to the nearest NDLEA office,” - the statement said. (NAN)