Suspected kingpin nabbed at Abuja airport for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine

Ibeh Kenneth Ejike, a suspected narcotics trafficker has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the nation’s capital for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine.

The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a communique on Sunday, explained that the 41-year-old suspect who was arrested on Wednesday, 25th August 2021, upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight 911 from Kigali via Addis Ababa, was taken in for secondary check during which he tested positive to ingestion of the illicit substance.

NDLEA informed further that while under observation, he excreted 87 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.884 kilograms.

Ibeh, who imports clothes for sale, hails from Owerrizikeala village in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra state.

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa lauded the resilience of the officers and for the latest arrests and seizures.

Marwa, however charged them to intensify their efforts in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse.

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