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Nigeria’s anti-drug agency announced on Wednesday a seizure of 14.4 kg of cocaine at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the country’s capital.
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the seizure at the airport, Jonah Achema, a spokesman for the National Drug Control Agency (NDLEA) said in a statement that reached Xinhua, noting that both suspects were men.
Achema said the drugs were found in two separate operations, with the first operation involving a 23-year-old Brazilian who was arrested with a suitcase containing four packets of chocolate candies, and the 7.2 kg of white substances disguised as chocolate candy ”tasted. positive for cocaine. “
He said agency agents in the second operation found 12 packages of cellophane wrappers with off-white substances weighing another 7.2 kg, which also tested positive for cocaine with a Nigerian involved.
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