Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a self-acclaimed businessman, Mr Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
Anayochukwu, who is a father of four, was arrested with 20.75 kilograms of the liquid substance on Tuesday March 15, upon his arrival at the Abuja airport onboard Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha, Qatar to Abuja.
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The substance was discovered upon search of his two luggages stuffed with six smaller bags containing 32-makeup mascara, which tested positive to cocaine.
According to Femi Babafemi, spokesman of the agency, the suspect, who hails from Oraifiti in Akwusigo, Anambra State, claims he was a businessman dealing in children wares before venturing into the illicit drug business.
He claimed he met the person who gave him the consignment to deliver in Nigeria for a fee of N2 million at a drinking joint in Brazil.
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