A sierra leonean identified as Micheal Sessay has been arrested by Officials of the Ndlea for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country from Brazil.
Sessay was nabbed during an inward screening of Etihad passengers at the arrival hall of the airport.
Parcels of cocaine weighing 3.910 kg were discovered inside tablets of soap in his luggage. The estimated worth of the drug is 35 million naira.
According to NDLEA airport commander,Hamza Umar;
A suspected drug trafficker, by name Sesay Michael with a Republic of Sierra Leone international passport number E0033840 is under investigation for cocaine importation. The drug weighing 3.910kg was industrially concealed in tablets of soap inside his luggage. It was a clever means of concealment but not good enough to escape our notice”
The suspect described his arrest as painful adding that he is a single father.
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