Businessman arrested with cocaine concealed in slippers at Lagos airport

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State for concealing 36 parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage, and two pairs of slippers, while heading to Southeast Asia.

The businessman was arrested at the screening point of Terminal 2 at the Lagos airport while attempting to board his flight to Vietnam on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

This was disclosed via a statement issued on Sunday, March 26 by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

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Babafemi stated that 36 parcels of whitish powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine with a gross weight of 1.00 kilogram were recovered from the handles of Nwachukwu’s bags and soles of two pairs of slippers in his luggage.

He noted that the suspect claimed he travels frequently to China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam, from where he imports baby wears he distributes from his base in Onitsha, Anambra State.

In his reaction, the NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers of the anti-drug agency for their vigilance and excellent working relationship with other security agencies in their areas of responsibility.

Marwa also charged them and their colleagues across the country not to rest on their oars.

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