NDLEA arrests bizman with 98 cocaine wraps at Enugu airport
The NDLEA has arrested an Italy-based businessman with 98 wraps of cocaine at Enugu airport, weighing 1.510kg, attempting to travel to Europe. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-bizman-with-98-cocaine-wraps-at-enugu-airport/
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended a 30-year-old Italian businessman, Joseph Cyril, at Enugu Airport on Sunday, August 2, 2026, after discovering 98 cocaine wraps weighing 1.510 kilograms concealed in his body. This incident occurred during the boarding process of an Ethiopian Airlines flight, ET930, from Enugu to Europe.
According to NDLEA's media and advocacy director, Femi Babafemi, Cyril had arrived in Nigeria from Italy on July 13, 2026. Before boarding his flight to Europe on August 2, he consumed the cocaine at a hotel in Awka, Anambra State. During his excretion observation, Cyril expelled the 98 cocaine wraps. The agency found that Cyril was involved in drug trafficking for financial gain to move to Germany, where his family resides.
NDLEA also intercepted cocaine concealed in phone chargers and a backpack, destined for Saudi Arabia and Italy, respectively, in recent attempts to thwart drug trafficking.
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