LAGOS: NDLEA nabs man concealing 650g cocaine in pepper at MMIA

THE National Drug Law Enforcement and Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a man identified as Adewuyi Olayinka while trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country.

Olayinka, said to be 41-year-old, had concealed the drug inside dry local pepper and herbal concoction but his cover was blown at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

The drug weighing 650 grammes was wrapped in two parcels.

It was found at the SAHCO export shed of the MMIA cargo, Ikeja.According to the Commander, MMIA Command of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Garba, the suspect would face prosecution.