A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after testing positive for ingesting cocaine.
According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, Mbadugha, 54, excreted 88 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.710 kilograms, during a four-day observation. He was intercepted at the boarding gate for a Qatar Airways flight to Hanoi on August 12th, 2024.
“The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of Abuja Airport on Monday, 12th August 2024, during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. After four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha excreted a total of 88 wraps of the illicit drug with a gross weight of 1.710 kilograms,* he said.
Mbadugha claimed that a Lagos-based businessman had given him the drugs to swallow for a fee of $2,000.
“In his statement, he claimed he is a Lagos-based businessman and was given the cocaine pellets to swallow by a friend in the Isolo area of Lagos for onward delivery in Vietnam for a fee of $2,000,” he added.
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