Shock as 62 yr Outdated Dealer swallows 95 Wraps of Cocaine, intercepted by NDLEA [PHOTOS]

Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, on the Mallam Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport for trying to smuggle cocaine to China.

Izueke was apprehended on Saturday, January 31, 2026, in the course of the outward clearance of passengers certain for China through Addis Ababa. He was travelling on an Ethiopian Airways flight, ET940, when NDLEA operatives flagged him for additional checks.

A physique scan performed on the suspect revealed the presence of overseas objects in step with ingested narcotics. He was instantly positioned below shut medical statement, throughout which he expelled a complete of 95 jumbo-sized wraps of cocaine in seven separate excretions. The illicit substance was later confirmed to weigh 1.589 kilograms.

Preliminary investigations confirmed that the cocaine had been hid internally in a bid to evade airport safety screening. NDLEA sources stated the strategy indicated a high-risk trafficking try, particularly given the suspect’s age.

Throughout interrogation, Izueke informed investigators that he’s concerned in clothes and auto spare components buying and selling in Lagos. He reportedly admitted that he turned to drug trafficking in a determined try to boost funds to finish a home he’s constructing in his hometown of Iwollo, Enugu State.

The NDLEA stated the suspect stays in custody and shall be charged to court docket upon the conclusion of investigations. The company reiterated its warning that traffickers, no matter age or standing, will face the total weight of the regulation.