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Paulinus Nwabueze Excretes 92 Wraps Of Cocaine In NDLEA Custody
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazilian returnee Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze for being with cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
This was disclosed by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Spokesman on Sunday.
Nwabueze was found with 92 wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days under observation in the agency’s facility.
The 53-year-old trafficker who hails from Mmaku village, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State was arrested on September 2 upon his arrival on Qatar Airline flight enroute Brazil-Doha-Abuja.
The statement added that the suspect claimed to have left Nigeria to Mozambique in 2004 and finally relocated to Brazil in 2017, where he obtained a residence permit before deciding to import the illicit substance for a $4,000 fee.