Cocaine Courier Caught: Vietnam-Bound Businessman Arrested at Airport

Paul Mbadugha, a businessman bound for Vietnam, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after testing positive for ingesting cocaine.

In a statement released on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi confirmed that the 54-year-old Mbadugha excreted a total of 88 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.710 kilograms.

Babafemi further revealed that the suspect claimed a Lagos-based businessman had provided him with the drugs to swallow in exchange for a fee of two thousand dollars. The NDLEA continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding this case and the involvement of other parties in the drug trafficking operation.