A Nigerian citizen living in Brazil, Ilo Chidera Alex (pictured above), has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), after he was caught with illegal 15.850kg of cocaine valued at a whopping sum of N126 million.
The 27-year-old Alex was importing the illegal drug which were hidden inside make-up brushes, into the Nigeria when he was intercepted with the illegal drugs during routine check of passengers on an Emirate flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Mitchel Ofoyeju, Head, Media and Publicity of the NDLEA, said, Alex has confessed that he decided to import the illegal drugs into the country after he was frustrated in Brazil and had to come back into the country. He further said...
“The estimated value of the drug is about N126 million. Alex was arrested with 15.850kg of cocaine concealed inside make-up brushes.The suspect flew from Sao Paulo en route Dubai to Abuja. The drug was intercepted during routine check of passengers.Investigation has since started and the suspect will be charged to court soon.”On his part, the suspect said:“I went to Brazil in search of greener pasture. But in the process, I was stranded because I had no job and money to sustain myself.That was how I met a stranger who promised to buy my flight ticket back to Nigeria. He handed me the bag of make-up brushes to take to Nigeria and also promised to give me some money to start my own business.At the Abuja airport, the drug was found in my luggage.”
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