Photo: NDLEA arrests a man at Lagos Airport with cocaine inserted inside his anus

Photo: NDLEA arrests a man at Lagos Airport with cocaine inserted inside his anus

Agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Dec. 26, arrested a 40-year-old man, Ikeh Maxwell Obumneme at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, for drug trafficking.

The NDLEA Commander attached to the airport Mr. Hamisu Lawan, who confirmed the arrest revealed that Obumneme was nabbed with substances that tested positive for cocaine inserted in his anus.

According to Lawan, the suspect was arrested on his way from Brazil with the drugs packed in six wraps weighing 120 grammes inserted in his anus. While reiterating the agency's vision to eradicate illicit traficking in narcotics drugs, the Commander said the case is currently under investigation.