Bricklayer ingests 83 wraps of cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended a 46-year-old bricklayer, Chukwudi Ugankwo, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, after testing positive to drug ingestion.

It was learnt that Ugamkwo ingested 83 wraps of cocaine, weighing two kilogrammes. The NDLEA said it was one of the highest quantities of drugs ingested at a time by a suspect this year.

NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, said Ugankwo was on his way back from Brazil when he was caught.

He said, “Ugankwo was detected with the help of scanning machines during the screening of passengers on an Asky Airline flight. The case is under investigation.”

Ugankwo, who was said to have four children, lived at Alor village, Anambra State.

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