A Brazil returnee, Nwadinobi Charles Uchemadu has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with parcels of cocaine concealed in different parts of a travel bag.
Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, December 11, 2022, said the drugs were brought into Nigeria by the suspect from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight.
“Uchemadu was arrested on Monday 5th December at the Lagos airport during inward clearance of passengers on the Qatar airways flight following the discovery of three parcels of cocaine weighing 2.70 kilograms factory sealed in parts of his travel bag.” the statement read.
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