South African football coach arrested in Nigeria for drug trafficking

38 year old South African football coach, Steven
Darlugar (pictured), was arrested by operatives of
the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,
NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport in Lagos for drug trafficking.
The married father of one was arrested during
screening before boarding an Arik Air flight to
South Africa. He is said to have neatly packaged
the drugs which tested positive for
methamphetamine in a compartment before it
was discovered by officials.
When interrogated, Steven said he was promised
$6,000 if he successfully trafficked the drug and
that he ventured into the crime to support his
family as the money he was making as a coach
wasn't enough
“I am married with a child and have lived in
South Africa for about a decade. I coach a
team in South Africa. I have worked very
hard to attain financial freedom, but have
nothing in return. This is my first time of
smuggling drugs. I was under financial
pressure to cope with peers. A friend
introduced me to drug trafficking as a way
of making quick money. They promised to
pay me $6,000 to take the bag containing
the drugs to South Africa.”
NDLEA commander at the MMIA, Mr. Hamza
Umar, said
“Steven was apprehended on his way to
South Africa. He was found in possession of
1.54kg of substances that tested positive for
methamphetamine. The drug was concealed
in a false compartment of the suspect’s
luggage.”
Source: Punch