3 Nigerian students arrested in Cyprus for drug peddling

Three Nigerian students in Cyprus have been reportedly arrested for selling hard drugs.

The three students, Mary Jane Ahunna Onuegbu, Raymon Stephen Ekerete and Isabella Abosede Brown were arrested for the sale of 13 packets of drugs said to be synthetic cannabinoid and ecstasy.

The trio according to reports was arraigned in court for additional detention.

Talking about the arrest of the students, Mahir Türe, a Cyprus police officer reportedly said Ekerete was arrested in front of his apartment building, while Onuegbu was arrested in her room.

He added that scales used for weighing and materials used in packaging drugs were retrieved from the students.

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Similarly, a post-graduate Nigerian student, Jackson Igwebuikewas arrested in Australia for drug trafficking in October.

Igwebuike who graduated from University of Benin was found guilty of importing drugs worth $10 million [about N3.6 billion], into the country and was sentenced to jail on October 25.

Also in May, two Nigerian students, Anthony Okafor and Paschal Adibe were arrested at at Cambodian airport for carrying cocaine in their stomachs.

Ifeanyi 36, and Adibe 35 were arrested on arrival at the airport after scans discovered that they had ingested 252.11 grammes of the narcotic into the country.