This is arrest happened during the inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian flight from Brazil en-route Addis-Ababa. He was found to have ingested liquid cocaine packed inside male condoms.
The head of the NDLEA at the Enugu Airport Mr Nsikak Abasi Udoh who confirmed the arrest said that the suspect excreted 25 wraps of a liquid that tested positive for cocaine.
He couldn't hide his excitement over the arrest as he said it was a great feat for them owing to the fact that they just commenced operations.
In the words of the suspect, he said, “I am a 400 level student of Fine & Applied Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. I wanted to use the half a million naira (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. Unfortunately, things have turned-out the other way. I regret my involvement in drug trafficking."
Chizoba who is single hails from Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA Ahmadu Giade expressed satisfaction with the arrest.
In his words, “the Agency accords high priority attention to all the airports. We shall continue to up-scale our operations at the airports and prevent drug trafficking syndicates from using the nation’s airports.”
Giade urged members of the public to pursue legitimate businesses at all times noting that a good name is far better than ill-gotten wealth.
The suspect will soon be charged to court.
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