Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 67-year-old tr@fficker, identified as Chukwuemeka Clement, for allegedly swallowing 100 wraps of cocaine.

The suspect was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

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According to the statement, “He was taken for body scan which revealed multiple pellets in his stomach. While under observation, he excreted a total of 100 wraps of cocaine, weighing 2.195 kilograms in four excretions.

In his statement, he claimed to have spent 30 years in Brazil, Ethiopia and Thailand, while he was once married, but lost his wife and without a child. He added that was why he decided to go into dru trafficking to raise enough money to marry a new wife and start life afresh.”