NDLEA arrests trafficker with N2.3b cocaine at Abuja Airport

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Wednesday, said they have arrested Mr. Okey Eze, a Nigerian, who claimed to be a tiler

by profession at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 350 wraps of cocaine worth over N2.3billion in street value.

He said the illicit drug weighing 7.70kilograms was concealed in eight packs tucked in different parts of his luggage. He further claimed that he came into Nigeria with the drug because he needed to raise money to take care of his late elder brother’s four children. He also said the bag containing the drugs was given to him on Wednesday morning at Addis Ababa airport.

 

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