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NDLEA nabs brazil returnee with cocaine hidden in body, seizes over 9.9 tonnes of illicit drugs nationwide

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country by concealing the drug in his private parts and footwear.
February 2, 2026