Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 44-year-old Nigerian businessman, Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian, for attempting to smuggle 1.172 kilograms of cocaine by ingesting 53 wraps of the illicit substance.

Ezemokwe was apprehended on Saturday, June 7, at the Port Harcourt International Airport while trying to board Qatar Airways flight QR1434 to Tehran, Iran, via Doha. A body scan revealed the presence of narcotics in his system, prompting authorities to place him under observation. Over time, he excreted the drugs in six separate batches.

According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the suspect confessed to being part of a drug trafficking network operating between West Africa and Iran for the past two years.

> “Barely two weeks after we intercepted a 60-year-old businessman at Kano Airport with 65 pellets of cocaine, our team in Port Harcourt has now arrested another suspect with 53 wraps on his way to Iran,” Babafemi stated.

The agency says the suspect’s arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown on international drug trafficking syndicates that use Nigerian airports as transit points for hard drugs.

NDLEA urges the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities, adding that the agency will continue to intensify its operations to curb the trafficking of illicit substances.

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