Italy based businessman excretes 98 wraps of cocaine – NDLEA

A 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, Joseph Cyril has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, astatine the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine.

This was disclosed successful a connection on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA headquarters, Abuja.

Babafemi stated that Cyril was arrested on Sunday during the outward clearance of passengers connected Ethiopian Airlines formation ET930.

According to the statement, the fishy was subsequently placed nether excretion observation, during which helium expelled 98 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.510kg.

NDLEA said investigations showed that Cyril arrived successful Nigeria from Italy connected July 13, 2026, and ingested the cause astatine a edifice successful Awka, Anambra State, earlier travelling to Enugu to committee his formation to Europe.

In his statement, Cyril said helium had been doing concern successful Italy for years earlier agreeing to postulation the consignment for €3,500 to rise wealth to relocate to Germany, wherever his household is based.

The bureau besides reported the interception of respective different cause consignments successful antithetic parts of the country.

In Lagos, NDLEA operatives astatine a courier steadfast foiled an effort to export 1.2kg of cocaine concealed successful 25 telephone chargers to Saudi Arabia.

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