NDLEA intercepts businessman with 6.10kg of liquid cocaine from Brazil

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives person arrested a 41-year-old businessman based successful São Paulo, Brazil, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, for allegedly importing 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine concealed successful shirts and towels into Nigeria.

According to a connection issued on Sunday by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the fishy was arrested astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, upon his accomplishment from Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aboard an Ethiopian Airlines formation connected June 11, 2026.

Babafemi said a thorough hunt of the suspect’s luggage led to the find of 14 towels and shirts impregnated with liquid cocaine, which had been dried and cautiously ironed to debar detection.

The fishy reportedly told investigators that helium had lived successful Brazil for much than 14 years, wherever helium operates an African restaurant. He said helium travelled to Nigeria to sojourn his woman and acquisition nutrient items for his business.

In a related development, NDLEA operatives arrested a 60-year-old woman, Chidimma Sunday, and a 28-year-old man, Abubakar Usman, some persons surviving with disabilities, implicit alleged engagement successful illicit cause trafficking.

Chidimma was apprehended by members of the Umuosu Vigilante Group successful Umuna Autonomous Community, Isialangw...