Nigerian Jailed In Britain For Drug Smuggling

United Kingdom has imprisoned a Nigerian-German man after being caught trying to traffic more than N53 m worth of cocaine in 83 packages in his body.

The man reportedly swallowed these capsules of cocaine.
Police at Dover’s Eastern Docks Charles stopped Ukachukwu Imoh after telling officers he was visiting family in London having boarded a coach from Frankfurt.
The 57-year old man with a Nigerian passport was X-rayed at hospital where 83 packages were found in his body.

Imoh, from Essen, was jailed and begged guilty to drug trafficking at Canterbury Crown Court last month.
He was imprisoned for four years which, under the UK Borders Act 2007, means he will face automatic deportation.

When tested, the drugs had a purity level of 66 per cent, and an expected street value of more than £215,000.
On February 26, the Shah Alam High Courtthe in Malaysia found the Nigerian student guilty of trafficking cannabis, also known as marijuana.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos arrested a 38-year-old South African football coach, Steven Darlugar has been arrested by operatives of for drug trafficking.