The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman Joseph Cyril, after he allegedly ingested 98 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.510kg at a hotel in Awka, Anambra State.

The suspect who was nabbed at the departure hall of the airport on Sunday August 2, 2026 during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET930, was subsequently placed on excretion observation during which he excreted 98 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.510 kilograms.

NDLEA said Cyril had arrived Nigeria from Italy on 13th July 2026 and ingested the drug in a hotel in Awka, Anambra State before proceeding to Enugu to board his flight to Europe on Sunday August 2.

In his statement, he claimed he has been doing the business in Italy for years before agreeing to traffic the drug consignment for a fee of 3,500 Euros in order to raise money to relocate to Germany where his family is resides.

-9News Nigeria.