THE CABLE
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested Chukwuemeka Clement, a 67-year-old suspected trafficker, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine.
In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said Chukwuemeka was apprehended on Tuesday during the inward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight 951 from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
According to Babafemi, Chukwuemeka claimed he ventured into drug trafficking to raise enough money to marry a new wife.
The NDLEA spokesperson said the suspect was arrested after a body scan revealed multiple pellets in his stomach.
He added that Chukwuemeka excreted a total of 100 wraps of cocaine weighing 2.195 kilogrammes in four excretions.
“Chukwuemeka in his statement, claimed to have spent 30 years in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Thailand, and was once married, but lost his wife and without a child,” the statement reads.
“He added that was why he decided to go into drug trafficking to raise enough money to marry a new wife and start life afresh…
