Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have nabbed a 54-year-old Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after he tested positive for ingestion of cocaine.
The suspect, after four days under excretion observation, ingested a total of 88 wraps of the illicit drug with a gross weight of 1.710 kilograms.
This was conveyed in a statement by the Agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, 18th of August, 2024.
The statement reads:
“A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja after he tested positive for ingestion of cocaine.
“The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Monday 12th August 2024 during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam via Doha. After four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha ingested a total of 88 wraps of the illicit drug with a gross weight of 1.710 kilograms.
“In his statement, he claimed he’s a Lagos-based businessman and was given the cocaine pellets to swallow by a friend at Isolo area of the state for onward delivery in Vietnam for a fee of $2,000.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>
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