Businessman sells assets to finance N23m cocaine deal, arrested at Lagos airport

A 48-year-old businessman, Nwankwo Innocent Onyebuchi, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, portion allegedly attempting to question to New Delhi, India, with 1.550 kilograms of cocaine concealed successful his luggage.

Onyebuchi, who deals successful marbles successful Lagos, was arrested astatine the departure hallway of Terminal II of the airdrome portion preparing to committee a Qatar Airways formation to New Delhi.

According to a connection by the NDLEA, the cocaine was cleverly concealed wrong the broadside walls and railings of his check-in bag. A hunt of the luggage led to the find of the 1.550kg consignment, which had been factory-fitted into the walls and railings of the bag.

The bureau said the apprehension was made arsenic portion of its operations against the amerciable cause trade.

During interrogation, Onyebuchi reportedly disclosed that helium had sold his marble concern and each plus helium owned to rise the sum of ₦23 cardinal which helium paid for the cocaine consignment.

He reportedly planned to merchantability the drugs...