Crime
NDLEA arrested man with concealed 9.40Kg of heroin on his way to India
Operatives of the NDLEA, have arrested a businessman, Kingsley Celestino at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos over 9.40 kilograms of h£roin concealed in false bottoms of his 2 traveling bags.
According to a press release by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, the suspect who is a business class passenger on Qatar Airline flight was arrested at Terminal 2 of the MMIA on Saturday 4th March on his way to India. Though a native of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State the 49-year-old was travelling with a Guinean international passport.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect frequently travels to India on business class tickets. He claimed he deals in clothing business between Nigeria and India. It was further established that he obtained the Guinean international passport in Guinea Bissau, where he said his mother came from.
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