NDLEA Busts Businessman For Concealing 88 Wraps Of Cocaine Inside His Body

NDLEA Busts Businessman For Concealing 88 Wraps Of Cocaine Inside His Body

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have apprehended Paul Mbadugha, a businessman bound for Vietnam, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja after he tested positive for cocaine ingestion……. CONTINUE READING

The 54-year-old suspect was detained on August 12, 2024, at the boarding gate for Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. Following his arrest, he was placed under observation for excretion, during which he expelled 88 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.710 kilograms.

According to NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, Mbadugha, who identified himself as a Lagos-based businessman, admitted that he swallowed the cocaine pellets at the request of a friend in Isolo, Lagos, for delivery in Vietnam in exchange for $2,000.

In related operations, NDLEA agents at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos intercepted 800 grams of synthetic cannabis, known as Loud, concealed in noodles bound for Congo. Further investigation led to the arrest of the sender, Nnamani Sunny, a GSM handset dealer, at the Alaba International Market.

Additionally, NDLEA operatives at Lagos Airport seized a large shipment of Loud imported from Canada. Suspect Desalu Temitope was arrested upon arrival with six boxes, four of which contained 65.80 kilograms of the drug. Temitope stated that he and an accomplice, currently at large, were promised $10,000 for the successful delivery.

In a separate major operation, NDLEA recovered 892,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, valued at N6.247 billion, from five containers at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex. The syrup, packed in 5,337 cartons with a gross weight of 133,860 kilograms, was shipped from India and seized during a joint examination with Nigeria Customs and other port stakeholders on August 14 and 15, 2024.

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