The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a suspected drug trafficker at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
The Madrid, Spain bound drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, was arrested on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, at about 8pm, while boarding a Turkish Airline flight number TK0626.
Femi Babafemi, a spokesperson to the agency who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, April 9, said the suspect was apprehended at screening 2 point and taken into custody by the NDLEA operatives at the Lagos airport.
He said the suspect was subsequently put under observation at the JBTF/NDLEA facility for further investigation.
At the point of observation, the suspect excreted 39 wraps of cocaine and subsequently passed out a total of 113 wraps in five excretions, he said.
His statement reads partly:
“Twenty four hours after putting him under excretion observation, the suspect who has been living in Spain for 10 years excreted 39 wraps of cocaine and subsequently passed out a total of 113 wraps in five exretions. Further investigation reveals he ingested the illicit drug in a hotel in Igando area of Lagos.”
According to the Commander, MMIA Command of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Garba, the suspect excreted 39 wraps weighing 600 grammes at 9.58am on April 5; 13 wraps weighing 200 grammes at 6.30pm same day; 16 wraps weighing 250 grammes at 10.30pm same day; and 32 wraps weighing 500 grammes at 7.30am on April 6.
