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NDLEA NABS VIETNAM-BOUND BUSINESSMAN WITH 88 WRAPS OF COCAINE

todayAugust 19, 2024 10

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A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after he tested positive to ingestion of cocaine.

The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport last Monday during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha.

A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, read that after four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha egressed a total of 88 wraps of cocaine with a gross weight of 1.71 kilogrammes.

Meanwhile, Mbadugha claimed in a statement that he is a Lagos-based businessman and was given the cocaine pellets to swallow by a friend at Isolo area of the state for onward delivery in Vietnam for a fee of $2,000.

Written by: Almond News

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