NDLEA Arrests Trafficker With N2.3 Billion Cocaine At Abuja Airport (Pictures)

A Nigerian, Okey Eze, who claims to be a tiler by occupation has been arrested by operatives of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company, NDLEA, on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport, Abuja with 350 wraps of cocaine value over N2.3billion in avenue worth.

The 38-year-old Eze, from Orji River, in Oji-River Native Authorities space of Enugu State was arrested on Wednesday twenty second September, 2021 throughout an inward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian airline flight quantity 911 enroute Bamako-Addis Ababa- Abuja.

The illicit drug weighing 7.70kilograms was hid in eight packs tucked in several components of his baggage. In his confession, Eze, a resident of Bamako, Mali, mentioned he traveled to Mali by means of Seme border in Badagry, Lagos state since 2019. He additional claimed that he got here into Nigeria with the drug as a result of he wanted to lift cash to handle his late elder brothers 4 kids.

The suspect additionally claimed he requested his buddy who’s resident in Brazil to help him with some cash however declined and as a substitute advised him to select up a bag with the medication from a buddy of his in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a charge of N500, 000 on profitable supply to somebody whose contact can be despatched to him on arrival in Nigeria.
He additionally mentioned the bag containing the medication was given to him on Wednesday morning at Addis Ababa airport.

Chairman/ Chief Government of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has counseled the Commander, officers and males of the NAIA command for his or her vigilance. He mentioned the brand new NDLEA beneath his leadership would proceed to deal decisive blows on the assorted cartels attempting to show Nigeria right into a hub of illicit medication.