THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug courier, Patrick Chukwuemeka, for allegedly trafficking in liquid cocaine weighing 7.1 kilogrammes at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The drug, which was emulsified in a solvent and factory packaged as wine, was intercepted during the screening of passengers on an Emirate flight from Brazil en route Dubai.
Three of the nine packs of wine that the suspect allegedly imported were found to contain cocaine. The agency put the estimated street value of the drug at N63.9 million.
Seized cocaine in liquid form is not common in the country. Most seizures are usually in powdery form.
Commenting on the mode of drug concealment Chief Executive, NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, stated: “We are poised to expose the tricks of drug barons in the country. Their calculation was that they could pass undetected but we have proven them wrong. We shall bring these enemies of the society to book.”