Drug dealer Nwachukwu cracked hiding Cocaine in slippers enroute Vietnam

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A notorious drug dealer, Molokwu Nwachukwu, has been cracked at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos attempting to smuggle Cocaine to Vietnam.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, made the arrest of Nwachukwu, who claims to be a businessman.

The suspect frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam. He concealed 36 parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage and two pairs of slippers, while heading to Southeast Asia, according to NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi.

Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said Molokwu was arrested at the screening point of the MMIA Terminal 2 while attempting to board his flight to Vietnam on Wednesday 22nd March.

“A total of thirty-six parcels of whitish powdery substance that tested positive to Cocaine with a gross weight of 1.00 kilogram were recovered from the handles of his bags and soles of two pairs of slippers in his luggage.

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“The suspect claims he travels frequently to China, Dubai, Pakistan and Vietnam, from where he imports baby wears he distributes from his Onitsha, Anambra state base,” he said.

In the same vein, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives at the Lagos airport had thwarted attempt by a suspect, Chimezie Innocent Nwafor to export 2.10 kilograms of methamphetamine to Brazil.

“Follow up operations led to the arrest of three more suspects linked to the consignment at Oyingbo market, Yaba, Lagos. They include: Ifeanyi Onu; Simon Nwuzor and Omini ThankGod Peter. The meth consignment was molded into 25 bars of local black soup called Dudu Osun and packaged in a carton for export to Brazil,” he revealed.

 

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