A 39-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Oluchukwu Onu Friday, has excreted 86 wraps of cocaine after being by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
NDLEA’s spokesperson, Jonah Achema, said the suspect was arrested during the outward clearance of India bound Ethiopian Airline ET910 en route Abuja-Addis Ababa-New Delhi.
Achema, in a statement on Saturday, said, Onu, a native of Umuaku-Isiochi village in Abia State, was intercepted at the boarding gate screening and referred for scanning where he proved positive for ingestion.
He said the suspect then excreted 86 wraps of substances which proved to be cocaine after drug tests and weighed 1.527 kilograms.
NDLEA Commander at the Abuja Airport, Kabir Sani Tsakuwa, said an investigation is on to dismantle the suspect’s drug trafficking network.
“This arrest is spectacular in that it is about the highest number of wraps to be swallowed or ingested by an individual,” he said.
