The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has nabbed a Vietnam-bound businessman, indentified as Paul Okwuy Mbadugha at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja after he tested positive to ingestion of cocaine.
The 54-year-old suspect was arrested at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Monday August 12, 2024 during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam via Doha.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said after four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha egested a total of 88 wraps of the illicit drug with a gross weight of 1.710 kilograms.
In his statement, the suspect claimed to be a Lagos-based businessman, that he 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.
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