NDLEA nabs suspected trafficker with cocaine worth N423m
A suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Henry, with 1.750kg cocaine worth N423 million has been arrested by NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Henry, with 1.750kg cocaine worth N423 million.
The Madrid, Spain-bound suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, was arrested, on Sunday, April 4, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
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It was gathered the suspect, Okonkwo was about to board a Turkish Airline with flight number TK0626 around 8 pm when he was apprehended at screening 2 points and taken into custody by the agency’s operatives at the Lagos airport.
However, the spokesman for NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect was afterwards put under observation at the JBTF/NDLEA facility for further investigation.
According to Babafemi, “Twenty-four hours after putting him under excretion observation, the suspect, who has been living in Spain for 10 years, excreted 39 wraps of cocaine and subsequently passed out a total of 113 wraps in five excretions.
He also quoted the Commander, MMIA Command of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Garba, as saying, “The suspect excreted 39 wraps weighing 600 grammes at 9.58 am on April 5, 13 wraps weighing 200 grammes at 6.30 pm same day; 16 wraps weighing 250 grammes at 10.30 pm same day; and 32 wraps weighing 500 grammes at 7.30 am on April 6.”
“Further investigation discloses that he ingested the illicit drug in a hotel in Igando area of Lagos.
