Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 48-year-old Paris, France-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze for allegedly ingesting 111 wraps of coc@ine.
He excreted the illicit dr¥gs after days of observation in the agency’s custody following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja.m
NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 26, said: “Okechukwu who also claims he is a professional footballer in Europe was arrested on Tuesday, May 21, during the outward clearance of Airfrance flight AF 878 from Abuja to Paris, France.
After a body scan confirmed he ingested illicit dr¥gs, he was taken into custody where he excreted a total of 111 pellets of coc@ine that weighed 1.603 kilograms over a period of three days.
The suspect claimed he does business in the maritime sector while still scouting for any European football club to engage him.”
