The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 44-year-old businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, heading to Iran with 53 wraps of cocaine in his stomach.
The businessman was arrested at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State while on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Iran.
The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Babafemi said Ezemokwe was arrested at the Port Harcourt airport on Saturday, June 7, while trying to board Qatar Airways flight QR1434 flying to Tehran Khomeini in Iran via Doha.
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Babafemi stated that after a body scan proved positive to ingestion of illicit drug, the businessman was placed on excretion observation during which he expelled 53 wraps of cocaine in six excretions with a total weight of 1.172kg.
He noted that the suspect claimed to have gone into the criminal trade two years ago, moving between the West African sub-region and Iran.
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