Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazilian returnee and father of two, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja.
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Okoye Paulinus Nwabueze excretes 92 raps of cocaine at the Abuja Airport |
Nwabueze was arrested for importing Ninety Two (92) wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days under observation in NDLEA’s facility.
The 53-year-old trafficker who hails from Mmaku village, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State was arrested on Friday 2nd September upon his arrival on Qatar Airline flight en route Brazil-Doha-Abuja.
He claimed to have left Nigeria to Mozambique in 2004 and finally relocated to Brazil in 2017, where he obtained a residence permit before deciding to import the illicit substance for a $4,000 fee. PMNews