Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 42-year-old Angolan businessman, Mbala Abuba, for attempting to traffic cocaine to Istanbul, Turkey.
Abuba, a native of Zaire Province in Angola, was intercepted on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while trying to board an Egypt Air flight MS 880 to Istanbul via Cairo.
A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said a body scan confirmed that the suspect had ingested illicit drugs, leading to his placement under observation.
He added that after several hours, he excreted 120 pellets of cocaine, weighing 1.829 kilograms, in seven rounds.
“ the statement added that, the suspect claimed he was into the business of township delivery services in Angola before delving into the illicit drug trade”.
Punch/Adebukola Aluko
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