Nigerian student heading to Cyprus arrested at Abuja airport with hidden drugs.

A 19-year-old student named Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi has been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after he was caught trying to export 7.2 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in crayfish to Europe. 

Daberechi, who was en route to Cyprus for his undergraduate studies, was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by NDLEA agents. 

According to Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy for the NDLEA, the teenage suspect was intercepted on July 12 during the passenger clearance process for Turkish Airlines flight TK 0624. 

During questioning by the agents, Daberechi claimed he was a student heading to Cyprus, but a thorough search of his luggage revealed 7.2kg of a whitish substance concealed inside a sack of crayfish. A field test confirmed that the substance was indeed methamphetamine. 

Additionally, the NDLEA also successfully prevented the export of illicit substances through courier companies, made significant drug seizures at the Tincan Port Command, and arrested several suspects involved in drug trafficking in various locations across Nigeria.