NDLEA nabs man found with cocaine at MMIA
27 year old Mama Solomon (pictured left) has been nabbed by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA at the Murtala Mohammed Int'l airport after cocaine was found neatly concealed inside the female shoes he brought in from Brazil. NDLEA commander at MMIA Lagos, Hamza Umar, which speaking to journalists said the cocaine was found in the luggage compartment of an Etihad Airline flight from Brazil to Nigeria.
"Upon interrogation it was revealed that the suspect who claimed to be a shoe merchant, only used the shoes as a way of concealing cocaine. He had two bags containing female shoes and hand bags.
The drug was discovered in the soles of the female shoes and he was immediately arrested”. "I live and work in Brazil. I was given the drug with a promise that I will be handsomely rewarded if I successfully deliver the bag in Nigeria. They also assured me that somebody will help me in collecting the bags at the airport in Nigeria. Unfortunately, officers demanded to search my bag and in the process, the cocaine was found in my bag,” the suspect told the NDLEA
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