Excrete 25 Wraps of Liquid Cocaine
A
32-year-old undergraduate, Chizoba Nwabuwa, has been arrested by officials of
the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for ingesting 25 wraps of male condoms
filled with cocaine.
In
a statement by the NDLEA’s Head of Public Affiars, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the
agency said the arrest was made at the newly upgraded Akanu Ibiam International
Airport, Enugu State.
Head
of the NDLEA, Enugu Airport Command, Mr. Nsikak-Abasi Udoh, confirmed the
arrest. He said, “Nwabuwa was arrested during the inward screening of
passengers on an Ethiopian flight from Brazil.
“The
suspect excreted 25 wraps of a liquid substance that tested positive for
cocaine, weighing 1.250kg. This is the first drug seizure to be made at the
airport; it is exciting because we have just commenced operations.”
Nwabuwa,
who claimed to be a 400 level student of Fine and Applied Arts at the Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State said, “I wanted to use the N500, 000
they promised to pay me in developing my art gallery. They assured me in Brazil
that authorities will not be able to detect liquid cocaine, so I was
confident.”
Chairman/Chief
Executive of NDLEA Ahmadu Giade commended his men for the seizure.
He
said, “The Agency accords high priority attention to all the nations’ airports.
We shall continue to improve our operations at the airports and prevent drug
trafficking syndicates from using them.”
Source:
THE PUNCH
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