The Natioal Drug Law Enforcement Agengy (NDLEA) today arrested
a South Africa evangelist at Apapa Seaport Lagos trying to smuggle drugs worth
N1.4billion to South Africa. He was
apprehended with a 92kgs of methamphetamine
and a 73kgs of ephedrine inside two containers of foodstuff meant for export
back to South Africa.
John Vincent Arinze, 52, who had lived in South Africa for
over a decade is currently being interrogated over the drugs being seized at
Apapa Seaport, Lagos, and blames the incident on his late wife
“I am an evangelist living in Durban. My late wife was into
drug trafficking. I made a mistake venturing into her business. It is all my
fault." He said.
The estimated street value of the drugs is N1.4bn. The drugs
were hidden inside packs of melon concealed in foodstuff and cosmetics.
Officers successfully traced them to Arinze. A Benz Jeep belonging to him was
also impounded at the time of arrest.
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