Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted cocaine in different parts of a travel package at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja, Lagos.

Femi Babafemi (spokesperson for the agency) stated that the drugs were brought to Nigeria by Nwadinobi Charuadu, a Brazil returnee. He flew from Sao Paulo via Doha, Brazil on a Qatar Airways flight.

"Uchemadu was arrested on Monday 5th December at the Lagos airport during inward clearance of passengers on the Qatar Airways flight following the discovery of three parcels of cocaine weighing 2.70 kilograms factory sealed in parts of his travel bag." the statement read.