2 NIGERIANS BUSTED FOR TRAFFICKING COCAINE TO SAUDI ARABIA DURING HAJJ

Two people were arrested for their involvement in trafficking cocaine to Saudi Arabia after reporting suspected drug dealers to the police. In Kano,

Kano State Police Command spokesman Abdullahi Qiyawa said an investigation revealed that the two men had taken part in arranging for a courier to hire his wife to deliver a certain amount of cocaine to a particular woman in Saudi Arabia for delivery to the airport. Said it was found to have been

In a statement in Kano on Friday, Mr. Kiyawa said Awal Ishak of Kawo district and Idris Sani Suleiman of Medir district of Kano city jointly reported a female suspect living in Klegen Sani Hotoro, Kano city.

According to police, one day in June, Abdullahi contacted Ishaq and allowed two of her wives to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj. She also contacted Suleiman for the same reason.

Mr Kiyawa said Mr Ishaq claimed to have paid 6 million Naira on behalf of his two wives, and Mr Suleiman also said he spent 3 million Naira on his wife's participation in the pilgrimage. A police spokesman said the three women had traveled to the Hajj with the understanding that they would help transport an unknown substance, believed to be cocaine, to Saudi Arabia.

A police spokesman said the two applicants became anxious when they lost contact with his wife on their departure for the holy land. He added that this prompted her to file a police complaint.

“On August 11, Mr. Awal came to the police with disturbing information that he had been arrested by the Saudi authorities for near-drug trafficking crimes after completing the Hajj after receiving a phone call from one of his wives,” he said. He said. Kiyawa.

He said a police investigation led to the arrest of the main suspect, Abdullahi, who eventually confessed to two other suspects. Ishak and Suleiman were also involved in the deal, knowing that their wives would be used as drug traffickers.

Abdullahi told police the three women were assigned to hand over the substances to a woman waiting at a Saudi airport.

A police spokesman said Mr. Ishak's two wives were promised a payment of NOK 1 million each upon their return from their trip, while Suleiman's wife was promised a reward of NOK 150,000 to act as an intermediary.

Abdullahi also admitted to colluding with her second applicant (Suleiman) in recruiting for the Kano-based cartel of traffickers and drug lords. "As a result, two applicants became defendants, and both were arrested," Kiyakazu said.

Meanwhile, the command has referred the case to the State Office of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for a complete investigation.