Buba Marwa , chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), disclosed on Wednesday that two individuals who ingested cocaine allegedly en route to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage were recently arrested.
Marwa, speaking at the opening of a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Drug Use Control, said the two suspects posed as true Muslims heading to the holy land to practise their religious obligations.
Marwa expressed concern over the continued exploitation of the Hajj season by criminal networks to traffic illicit drugs across borders, warning of a recurring pattern.
NDLEA ARRESTS HAJJ PILGRIMS FOR ALLEGEDLY SMUGGLING COCAINE INTO SAUDI ARABIA
