Lagos, March 5, 2023 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it arrested a businessman, Kingsley Celestino, with over 9.40 kilograms of heroin at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
It said the drugs were concealed in false bottoms of his two travelling bags.
The suspect, a business class passenger on Qatar Airline flight, was arrested at Terminal 2 of the MMIA on Saturday, March 4, 2023, on his way to India.
Though a native of Nnewi South Local Government area of Anambra State, the 49-year-old was travelling with a Guinean international passport.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Spokesman, said it was established that the man obtained the Guinean international passport in Guinea Bissau where he claimed his mother came from.
He said preliminary investigation showed that the suspect frequently travelled to India on business class tickets and he claimed to be dealing in clothing business between Nigeria and India. (GBN)
