Suspected Nigerian drug trafficker dies on flight to Malaysia

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) say a 25-year-old Nigerian man smuggling methaphetamine on a Malaysia-bound flight died from ingesting a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of it.

The NDLEA released a statement on Saturday which says Chilaka Ogbonna Emmanuel's death forced the flight from Doha, Qatar, to make an emergency landing in India, where an autopsy was performed on Friday.

The NDLEA said Emmanuel had begun his journey at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Tuesday.

Drug traffickers often use Nigerians as mules to carry drugs from to Europe, the United States and other locations, though the drugs typically ingested are cocaine and heroin.

Bureau de change operators condemns circulation of fake currency

BUREAU de Change operators at the Murtala Mohammed International airport Ikeja, Lagos have condemned the circulation of fake foreign currencies in the country.

Recently, luck ran out of two ladies in their late 20s caught with fake US$2000 at the Hajj camp of the Bureau de change office while trying to exchange fake dollars for naira.

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BUREAU de Change operators have called for improved security from the police as well as improved surveillance among members. The association also said millions of naira have been lost to fraudsters as a result of fake foreign currencies warning that anyone caught will be handed over to the law enforcement agents for prosecution.

This is just as the body advised members of the public to refrain from peddling fake currency especially around the airport, stating that if caught any violator would be handed over to the police.

An official of the association was quoted to have said “We do need the police to do more and we have also improved on our surveillance. We know that over 300 members are registered with us and they have guarantors and we know them so they are dismissed or handed over to the police for any crime. In fact, we have rules and regulations which they abide to.”

The official recalled how some of their members were killed by fraudsters after inviting them to hotels to exchange money and vowed that none of their members will be do any transaction in hotels, eateries and other public places.