Banjo who tested positive to methamphetamine was nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.
He was later operated by the doctors and about 100 capsules of cocaine valued at N31 million was retrieved from his stomach.
A police source who was assigned to guard the accused in the hospital said, “I was assigned to stand guard on the accused at the hospital. He had just been referred by the airport police officers after he was suspected of smuggling capsules containing drugs in his stomach.
He was later operated by the doctors and about 100 capsules of cocaine valued at N31 million was retrieved from his stomach.
A police source who was assigned to guard the accused in the hospital said, “I was assigned to stand guard on the accused at the hospital. He had just been referred by the airport police officers after he was suspected of smuggling capsules containing drugs in his stomach.
“As many as 100 capsules containing drugs were found. I seized and handed them over to the anti-narcotics department.”
“The court found him guilty and ordered him to pay Dh100,000 worth of fine.He was convicted of smuggling drugs via transit sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
“The drug was confiscated and the court ordered that he should be deported after the completion of his sentence.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the spokesperson of NDLEA said the suspect was apprehended during the outward screening of passengers on a South African Airline flight to South Africa.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, the spokesperson of NDLEA said the suspect was apprehended during the outward screening of passengers on a South African Airline flight to South Africa.
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