The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested former Nigerian footballer Segun George Hunkarin and businessman Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.
According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, 37 wraps of cocaine weighing 800 grams were discovered in Chinedu’s hand luggage. Investigations revealed he had picked up the package in Addis Ababa while en route from Turkey.
Hunkarin, who was waiting to collect the consignment at the airport carpark, was also arrested. The ex-footballer, who played professionally in Brazil, admitted to previously trafficking drugs from Brazil to Ethiopia, but denied bringing any to Nigeria until now.
More Drug Busts at Lagos and Enugu Airports
The agency also arrested Europe-based businessman Amen Okoro Godstime at Lagos airport on June 27. He was caught trying to smuggle 5,000 tramadol 225mg pills disguised as antimalarial drugs aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight to Spain.
Meanwhile, in Enugu, a Mozambican-based bar attendant, Ezenwaka Chibuzor Emmanuel, was intercepted with over 17.5kg of methamphetamine and 3kg of cocaine hidden in bedsheets. Another passenger, Azu Follygan Kpodar, was found with liquid cocaine concealed in a soap bottle after arriving from Brazil.
