The Arrested BusinessMan, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha

A 54-year-old Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, has been arrested for drug trafficking by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

It was learnt that the businessman was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Monday, August 12, 2024 during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam via Doha.

The suspect was apprehended after testing positive for cocaine ingestion and excreting 88 packets of the drug, weighing 1.710 kilograms.

According to Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, the suspect claimed to be a Lagos-based businessman who was given the cocaine pellets by an acquaintance in the Isolo area, with instructions to transport them to Vietnam for a payment of $2,000.

He said, “The 54-year-old suspect was intercepted at the boarding gate of the Abuja airport on Monday, 12th August 2024 during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR 1432 to Hanoi, Vietnam via Doha. After four days under excretion observation, Mbadugha egested a total of 88 wraps of the illicit drug with a gross weight of 1.710 kilograms.

“In his statement, he claimed he’s 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.

“In the same vein, NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos have intercepted a shipment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis weighing 800 grams concealed in noodles going to Congo.

“A follow-up operation at the Alaba International market, Ojo area of Lagos led to the arrest of the sender of the consignment, Nnamani Sunday Sunny, who deals in GSM handsets.

“Meanwhile, a large consignment of Loud imported from Canada have been recovered by NDLEA operatives at the Lagos airport. A suspect, Desalu Taophic Temitope, who arrived on board an Air France flight with six boxes was arrested by anti-narcotic officers during a joint examination by security agencies at the arrival hall.

“A total of 65.80 kilograms of the psychoactive substance were recovered from four of the six suitcases. In his statement, Desalu said he and an accomplice currently at large were promised $10,000 upon successful delivery of the shipment in Lagos.”

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