Two businessmen have been arrested for ingesting cocaine into their bodies. They were caught by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. They excreted 193 illegal drug pellets after three days of detention at observatory custody.
The traffickers, Onoh Ebere, 53; and Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji, 48, were arrested at Abuja airport on May 10. This was after their arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 951.
The agency spokesman, Femi Babafemi said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that both suspects have businesses in Nigeria whose main source of income is drug trafficking.
According to the statement-
“They both travelled to Uganda and from there crossed over to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where they picked the consignments before returning to Abuja with Lagos as their final destination.
“After days in the excretion room, Ebere Onoh passed a total of 100 cocaine pellets weighing 2.137kgs while Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji excreted 93 cocaine pellets hidden in his stomach with a gross weight of 1.986kgs,” Babafemi said.
cc: Daily Trust Ng
