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July 4, 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,Gombe state, on Thursday warned intending Muslim pilgrims not to smuggle drugsto the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The state NDLEA Commander, Aliyu Adole, gave thewarning in an interview in Gombe.
According to him, taking drugs to Saudi Arabia attracts death sentence, hence the need to appeal to pilgrims to avoid such acts.
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Adole also warned them not to carry any person’s bagand messages to someone without knowing the content of the message.
According to him, people may package drugs and evencocaine by putting them in an envelope or bag to help them carry it tosomebody.
He said screening is going to be conducted at theairport and anybody caught in that act would be banned from performing thetrip.
Adole also advised pilgrims to abide by theinstructions of the officials by joining queues to be properly screened beforeboarding their flights.