NDLEA Arrests Two Europe-Bound Businessmen After Recovery of 200 Cocaine Wraps at Abuja Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Nigerian businessmen allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine to Europe through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The suspects, identified as 34 year old Chukwunonso Ugochukwu and 39 year old Chukwuemeka Nwabuisi, were arrested in separate operations while preparing to board flights to Europe.

According to the agency, Ugochukwu, who was travelling to Rome, Italy, allegedly excreted 120 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.7 kilogrammes, while Nwabuisi, who was heading to Madrid, Spain, expelled 80 wraps weighing 1.3 kilogrammes.

The two suspects reportedly ingested a combined 200 wraps of cocaine weighing three kilogrammes before their respective journeys.

The NDLEA said the arrests followed intelligence-led surveillance at the airport, adding that investigations were ongoing to establish the full extent of the suspected drug trafficking operations.