The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 59-year-old business man, Ezeokoli Sylva on Friday 29th November 2024 upon return from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Ethiopia Airlines flight via Addis Ababa.
The results of a body scan confirmed that the suspect had foreign objects concealed in his stomach and, as a result of that, he was placed under excretion observation during which he expelled 29 wraps of substances that tested positive to cocaine weighing 700grams.
The suspect 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.
