52 year old Imo state born Onyejiaju Augustine was arrested yesterday by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for carrying 2.605 kilogrammes of cocaine packed as candies. He was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport as he was planning to smuggle the illegal drug out from the country en-route Etihad, Punch reports.
"Augustine, who is a specialist in drug had earlier departed Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the illicit drug disguised as candies. He was, however, caught at the MMIA in Lagos.”