Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, for allegedly importing shirts and towels impregnated with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine into Nigeria from Brazil.
The agency said the 41-year-old suspect was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, upon his arrival from São Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight on June 11.
According to a statement released on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, a thorough search of the suspect’s luggage led to the discovery of 14 towels and shirts soaked in liquid cocaine, dried and neatly ironed to conceal the illicit substance.
Babafemi said, “A 41-year-old São Paulo, Brazil-based businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for importing shirts and towels impregnated with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine from
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