Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) this weekend arrested an auto technician in connection with 2.655kg of cocaine
hidden inside roasted chicken.
The seizure was made at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport, Lagos during the inward clearance of passengers on a Turkish Airline
flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The street value of the seized drug is about N24 million.
The NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, who gave the
name of the suspect as Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa, described the seizure as
remarkable.
Umar explained that the suspect had given investigators
useful information.
“We discovered 2.655kg of cocaine hidden inside roasted
chicken. It is a remarkable seizure because no one would have imagined cocaine
worth several millions inside roasted chicken,” Hamza stated.
During interrogation, the suspect said he thought that the
drug will not be detected.
Chinweuwa said: “It took me three days to pack the cocaine
inside the roasted chicken.
“I was confident that the drug will not be detected.
“I have been living in Brazil since 2006.
“Life has been stressful because I cannot even visit my wife
in Nigeria due to lack of money.
“I wanted some money to start any business of my choice back
home.
“Unfortunately, I was disappointed upon arrival in Lagos.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu
Giade, said that spectacular seizures like this will help to discourage others
from the criminal drug trade.
“The suspect thought his mode of drug concealment was
perfect but we proved him wrong. Several drugs cleverly hidden by drug barons
have been discovered and we shall continue to detect drugs regardless of the
mode of concealment,” Giade said. The suspect, who hails from Imo State, will soon be charged
to court.
Bravo NDLEA.....who would have thought of roasted chicken...but if cocaine can be stuffed in a dead baby..what else could be jaw dropping.
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