Crime
NDLEA intercepts trader who ingested 96 pellets of heroïn worth €3k
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 45-year-old man identified as Nwufor Charles Okwudili, who ingested h£roïn in Abuja.
This was revealed in a signed statement by the agency’s Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, October 15, 2023.
Nwufor was captured by NDLEA operatives on Saturday 7th October, 2023, while attempting to board Lufthansa Airlines flight LH 0595 to Paris, France via Frankfurt, Germany.
After being put through a body scanner, he was taken into a recovery room where he excreted 96 wraps of h£roïn he ingested with a total weight of 1.413kgs.
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