Johnson Paul is the second Nigerian to be arrested at the country’ s only international airport in less than a month with such huge quantity of drugs which the Drug Enforcement Agency has put its street value at US$23, 250.00 equivalents to L$2, 027,850.00.
Details of the offense released by the DEA indicated that Johnson Paul was arrested at the Roberts International Airport on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 4:10 PM with the drugs in his stomach.
The DEA says during preliminary investigation with Paul, it was established that Paul is a trafficker who was contacted by one John Okarfor bearing cell number #+923065908794 in Pakistan to transport his drugs to Liberia.
Accordingly, Paul said he was told that upon arrival in Liberia one “50-50″ to be identified with contact #08805631354 will pick him up at the RIA to arrange his accommodation.
According to the DEA Paul told the investigation that he was called in Pakistan by a friend identified as John Okarfor who contacted him to bring the drugs to be paid the amount of US$1,500.00.
Paul told the DEA that he received the amount of US$300.00 for pocket change and boarded the Qatar Airway from Pakistan to Qatar and another Qatar Airways flight from Qatar to Kenya and later boarded Kenya Airways from Nairobi to Monrovia.
Paul upon arrival at the airport was delayed exit by DEA officers who kept him for hours, where he asked to use the restroom and while in the restroom, he flushed out 49 tubes of the cocaine before the officers decided to take him to the National Security Agency headquarters.
While en route to the NSA Headquarters, Johnson again flushed out another three tubes. Paul is reported to have told the DEA during investigation that he is a Nigerian but used a Ghanaian passport #142501930 in order to get his visa for Pakistan.
The Drug Enforcement Agency has alleged that in view of the physical evidence by the seizure of the 53 tubes of Heroin weights 795 grams the investigation resolved to charge defendant Johnson Paul with unlawful possession, trafficking and distribution of dangerous narcotic drug in violation of section 41.23 of the Public Health Law of the country.
Defendant Paul, who was arraigned before the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice was sent to jail at the Monrovia Central Prison pending prosecution.
The United Nations Panel of expert in a recent report on Liberia indicated that senior security officers in Liberia are aiding and abating drug trade. Also security officers in Liberia have been caught transporting drugs on several occasions.
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