Posted by Amarachi on Sun 29th Aug, 2021 - tori.ng
The 41-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday, 25th August 2021, upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight 911 from Kigali via Addis Ababa.
Ibeh Kenneth Ejike
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended a drug trafficker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine.
Director, Media & Advocacy of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, August 29, said the 41-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday, 25th August, 2021, upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight 911 from Kigali via Addis Ababa.
"He was taken in for secondary check during which he tested positive to ingestion of illicit substance. While under observation, he excreted 87 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.884 kilograms. Ibeh who imports cloths for sale hails from Owerrizikeala village in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra state," the statement read.