A Vietnam-bound businessman identified as Paul Okwuy Mbadugha has been arrested by operatives of the NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja after he tested positive to ingestion of cocaine.
This was revealed in a signed statement by the agency’s Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
54-year-old Mbadugha was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Monday 12th August 2024 during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam via Doha. After four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha egested a total of 88 wraps of the ill#cir dr¥g with a gross weight of 1.710 kilograms.
In his statement, he claimed he’s a Lagos based businessman and was given the coc@ine pellets to swallow by a friend at Isolo area of the state for onward delivery in Vietnam for a fee of $2,000. NDLEA arrests Lagos Businessman who excr3ted 88 wraps of coc@ine.
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