‘Why I hid N24m cocaine in roasted chicken’
Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa was intercepted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during the inward clearance of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Chinweuwa in a written statement he volunteered to investigators allegedly stated, “It took me three days […]
Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa was intercepted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during the inward clearance of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Chinweuwa in a written statement he volunteered to investigators allegedly stated, “It took me three days to pack the cocaine inside the roasted chicken. I was confident that the drug will not be detected. I have been living in Brazil since 2006. Life has been stressful because I cannot even visit my wife in Nigeria due to lack of money. I wanted some money to start any business of my choice back home. Unfortunately, I was disappointed upon arrival in Lagos.”
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He was arrested with a large quantity of white substance that tested positive to cocaine neatly concealed in Brazilian roasted chickens.
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos airport, Mr Hamza Umar who confirmed the arrest and seizure gave the name of the suspect described the arrest and seizure as remarkable, explained that the suspect had given investigators useful information.
“We discovered 2.655 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside roasted chickens. It is a remarkable seizure because no one would have imagined cocaine worth several millions inside roasted chicken,” Hamza stated.
In his remarks, Chairman and Chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade said that spectacular seizures like this will help to discourage others from the criminal drug trade.
“The suspect thought his mode of drug concealment was perfect but we proved him wrong. Several drugs cleverly hidden by drug barons have been discovered and we shall continue to detect drugs regardless of the mode of concealment,” Giade assured.
Head of the agency’s Public Affairs, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju said the suspect who hails from Imo State will soon be charged to court as soon as investigation into the matter is concluded by investigators handling the matter.