Businessman, Celestino, Nabbed with Heroin Consignments At Lagos Airport

Kingsley Celestino, a businessman, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, after being caught with 9.40 kilograms of heroin concealed in false bottoms of his two travelling bags.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, in a statement on Sunday said Kingsley was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.

He said Kingsley, a business class passenger on Qatar Airline flight was arrested at Terminal 2 of the MMIA on Saturday 4th March on his way to India.

Though a native of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, the 49-year-old was travelling with a Guinean international passport.

Babafemi added that Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect frequently travels to India on business class tickets.

”He claimed he deals in clothing business between Nigeria and India.

“It was further established that he obtained the Guinean international passport in Guinea Bissau, where he said his mother came from.”