Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspected drug traffickers, Elvis Uche Iro, 53 and Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian, 42, who reportedly excreted 165 wraps of cocaine.

They were said to have been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.


The spokesman for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja that Elvis was arrested on Saturday March 19, upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight from Addis-Ababa for ingesting 65 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.376 kilograms.

“During a preliminary interview, he claimed he is an interior decorator but had to go into drug trafficking because he needed money to start a coffee business, take care of his family and stock his newly acquired shop with curtain materials/accessories in Lagos.


“He said he would have been paid $1,000 on successful delivery of the drug in Abuja,” Babafemi said.


Another passenger on the same flight, Christian reportedly ingested 100 pellets of cocaine weighing 2.243kgs.

Ikenna claimed to be a businessman dealing in baby wear before venturing into drug trafficking.

During interrogation, he allegedly said he travelled to Addis Ababa on Thursday, March 17, to buy the drug for $10,000 and returned on Saturday, March 19, when he was arrested.


Uwaezuoke said he sold his land in his village and took loans from friends to raise money to buy the drug.

He also claimed he had to go into drug to raise money for his business after being defrauded of $15,000 by his friend who lives in China.


NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers and men of the agency for their diligence and vigilance, charging them to always strive to do more.

SOURCE: https://dailytrust.com/two-suspected-drug-dealers-excrete-165-wraps-of-cocaine-in-abuja

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