After 35 years in Brazil, a businessman based in the South American country, Ezeokoli Sylva, has returned to Nigeria with 700grams of cocaine buried in his stomach.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested the businessman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
The 59-year-old Ezeokoli was arrested on November 29, 2024 at the E-Arrival hall of the Lagos airport upon his return from Sao Paulo, Brazil on Ethiopian Airlines flight via Addis Ababa.
When he was taken for a body scan by the operatives of the NDLEA, the result confirmed that the suspect had foreign objects concealed in his stomach.
As a result, he was placed under excretion observation, during which he expelled 29 wraps of substances that tested positive to cocaine weighing 700grams.
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In his statement, Ezeokoli claimed he operates an African store in Brazil, where he sells provisions, shoes and clothes.
He added that he bought the illicit consignment in Sao Paulo to resell in Nigeria with a view to raising substantial capital to boost his business.
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