Paris-Bound Nigerian ‘Businessman’ Detained For Drug-Trafficking Excretes 111 Wraps Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old Paris-bound ‘businessman’, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze for drug trafficking.

Orjinze had ingested 111 wraps of cocaine, which he excreted after days of observation in the agency’s custody following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Monday.

Babafemi said, “Okechukwu who also claims he is a professional footballer in Europe was arrested on Tuesday 21st May during the outward clearance of Air France flight AF 878 from Abuja to Paris, France.

“After a body scan confirmed he ingested illicit drugs, he was taken into custody where he excreted a total of 111 pellets of cocaine that weighed 1.603 kilograms over a period of three days. The suspect claimed he does business in the maritime sector while still scouting for any European football club to engage him.”