OFFICIALS of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an auto technician found to have hidden 2.655kg of cocaine in roasted chicken. The seizure was made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos during the inward clearance of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The street value of the seized drug is about N24 million. The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar who gave the name of the suspect as Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa described the seizure as remarkable.
The suspect is said to have given investigators useful information.
“We discovered 2.655kg of cocaine hidden inside roasted chicken. It is a remarkable seizure because no one would have imagined cocaine worth several millions inside roasted chicken” Hamza said. The suspect was quoted as having told his interrogators that: “It took me three days to pack the cocaine inside the roasted chicken. I was confident that the drug would not be detected. I have been living in Brazil since 2006.
“Life has been stressful because I could not even visit my wife in Nigeria due to lack of money. I wanted some money to start a business of my choice back home. Unfortunately, I was disappointed upon arrival in Lagos”.
The NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade said spectacular seizures like this will help to discourage others from the criminal drug trade.
“The suspect thought his mode of drug concealment was perfect but we proved him wrong. Drugs cleverly hidden by drug barons have been discovered and we shall continue to detect drugs regardless of the mode of concealment,” Giade said.
The suspect is expected to be charged to court soon.
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