A 32-year-old undergraduate, Chizoba Nwabuwa, has been
arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for ingesting
25 wraps of male condoms filled with cocaine. In a statement by the NDLEA’s Head of Public Affiars, Mr.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the agency said the arrest was made at the newly upgraded
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State.
Head of the NDLEA, Enugu Aiport Command, Mr. Nsikak- Abasi
Udoh, confirmed the arrest. He said, “Nwabuwa was arrested during the inward
screening of passengers on an Ethiopian flight from Brazil.
“The suspect excreted 25 wraps of a liquid substance that
tested positive for cocaine, weighing 1.250kg. This is the first drug seizure
to be made at the airport; it is exciting because we have just commenced
operations.”
Nwabuwa, who claimed to be a 400 level student of Fine and
Applied Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State said, “I
wanted to use the 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.”
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA Ahmadu Giade commended
his men for the seizure.
He said, “The Agency accords high priority attention to
all the nations’ airports. We shall continue to improve our operations at the
airports and prevent drug trafficking syndicates from using them.”
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