The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted more than 100 parcels of cocaine concealed in eight children’s duvets at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
Mr Femi Babafemi, the agency media director revealed this in a statement on Sunday
He said the drug was imported by a 52-year-old Brazilian returnee, Akudirinwa Hilary Uchenna, who hails from Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.
He was arrested on Saturday 9th April at the D-Arrival Hall upon his return from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Doha aboard a Qatar Airline flight.
Uchenna, who claimed to be a carpenter, confessed he was to be paid N5million after successfully delivering the consignment in Lagos.
Also, pellets of skunk concealed in detergent containers have been intercepted at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu.
A 37-year-old South African returnee, Ezekwesili Afamefune brought in the consignment weighing 730grams aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.