Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a Brazil returnee, Agbasi Prosper Chux with 105 parcels of cocaine concealed in candies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos on Christmas Day.
According to the NDLEA, the suspect was arrested on 25 December 2022 at the ‘D’ Arrival Hall of the MMIA during inward screening of passengers arriving by Qatar Airways from Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Doha, the capital of Qatar.
The agency added that the arrest followed credible intelligence obtained by the NDLEA after its operatives searched the suspect’s two checked-in bags that contained 105 parcels of cocaine. The cocaine weighed 2.8 kilogrammes and 43 grammes of cannabis.
