The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended two suspected drug traffickers who excreted a combined 125 wraps of heroin at Port Harcourt International Airport.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the arrests in a statement on Sunday, revealing that one of the suspects, Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, was found to be operating under dual identities to evade detection.
He said Sylvanus, 30, was intercepted on February 2, 2025, at Port Harcourt International Airport while using a Sierra Leonean passport under the name Kargbo Mohamed Foday. He had arrived on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha via Abuja.
According to him, a body scan confirmed he had ingested illicit drugs. Under observation, and that he excreted 62 wraps of heroin weighing 1.348 kilograms over five sessions.
He stated that investigations into the incident were ongoing.
