A man and his wife who were on their way to United States were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as suspects with 160 wraps of illicit drug, heroin by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Owolabi Ganiyu Amoo, also known as Johnson Bamiduro , 60, a printer, was arrested with his wife, Omowunmi Eniola, 57, a trader at the boarding gate during a check on Delta airline passengers destined to the US on December 31, 2010.

NDLEA said the suspects who allegedly ingested 160 wraps of powdery substance that was found to be heroin weighing 2.280kg completed excretion of the drugs at the early hours of yesterday and that each of them swallowed 80 wraps that weighed 1.140kg.

This is the first time both husband and wife will test positive to drug ingestion, he said.

NDLEA Airport Commander, Alhaji Hamza Umar, said that preliminary investigation has shown that the couple specialised in narcotic smuggling under the cover of husband and wife.

He said that findings also revealed that they ingested the drugs by the roadside at Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos before heading straight to the airport.

The agency said that authorities are making efforts to ascertain their level of involvement and other associates of theirs, adding that tThey were given an initial payment of 2,000 dollars each and were hopeful of additional 8,000 dollars if they had successfully delivered the drugs in New York, their final destination.

Any marriage built on the platform of drug trafficking will not work, Hamza said.

-ThisDay

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