A man who was based in the South-American region has been nabbed with almost 10kg of cocaine in Nigeria.
The spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, revealed this via his social media pages on Sunday morning.
According to him, the man, whose details were yet to be given, was reportedly in search of his long-lost Nigerian father.
He said the suspect came with 10kg of cocaine concealed in latex condoms and factory-packed perfume bottles.
“Good morning and happy Easter friends here. Our update today is on a young man who left his base in South America in search of his long-lost Nigerian father and decided to come with almost 10kg of cocaine concealed in jumbo-size latex condoms, factory packed in perfume bottles,” Babafemi wrote on his Facebook page Sunday morning.
The NDLEA is expected to give details of the arrest later today.
The agency, however, noted that the suspect was nabbed a few hours ago, Sunday morning.
Below is the official press statement issued by the agency.
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