(pictured above), has been arrested with substances
suspected to be cannabis by the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
According to The Nation, Maureen was caught at the
Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA)
in Ikeja, Lagos, during outward screening of China-
bound Ethiopian Airlines' passengers for allegedly
attempting to smuggle 6.200 kilogrammes of dried
weeds that tested positive for cannabis.
The agency's Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza
Umar, said the suspect told the officers that her bags
contained vegetables and foodstuff. Continue...
"She declared the content of her bags as vegetables
and foodstuff, but during a search, the vegetables
turned out to be cannabis weighing 6.200
kilogrammes. The drug was packed in two parcels."
The suspect, who hails from Anambra State, said:
"I am a business woman; I sell women's clothes at
the Onitsha main market. I usually export foodstuff
to China and import female dresses to Nigeria. One
of my customers in China called to tell me that his
brother would give me two parcels of vegetables to
bring to him. I collected the parcels at the airport
from the boy. Unfortunately, when they tested them, I
was told that they contained cannabis."
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Ahmadu
Giade, advised the public to learn from the cases of
those arrested for drug trafficking.
"This mother of three children would have been
killed in China for drug trafficking if she was not
apprehended here. It is important for the public to
learn from her experience and shun drug trafficking,"
he said.
Giade warned passengers not to collect items from
people, who will not be there during a search.
The suspect, Giade said, would be charged to court
for unlawful possession of, and attempt to export
cannabis.
Source: The Nation
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