A 48-year-old commercial motorcycle rider has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after excreting 100 wraps of methamphetamine following his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

The suspect, identified as Onyechere Daniel Chinadu, was arrested on June 28 after arriving from Madagascar via Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines flight.

According to the NDLEA, an initial search of his luggage uncovered 87 wraps of methamphetamine concealed inside clothing. During interrogation, Chinadu confessed that he had swallowed additional drug pellets before embarking on the trip.

He reportedly told investigators that he had worked as an Okada rider in the Oke-Afa area of Lagos for 15 years before he was recruited into drug trafficking by a Uganda-based associate.

“He told investigators that he swallowed several pellets of methamphetamine in Uganda before travelling to Madagascar to deliver the illicit consignment.”

The agency said Chinadu was denied entry into Madagascar by immigration authorities, forcing his sponsor to redirect him to Lagos, where he was eventually arrested.

Unable to state the exact number of pellets he had ingested, NDLEA operatives placed him under medical observation. Between June 28 and July 1, he excreted 13 additional wraps, bringing the total recovered to 100 wraps weighing 1.715 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Another drug intercepted

In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives, working with the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies, intercepted 4,143.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud cannabis concealed in 8,287 nylon bags during a joint examination of a container at the Apapa Seaport.

The agency valued the seized shipment, which originated from Montreal, Canada, at over ₦10.3 billion.

“The seizure followed weeks of intelligence gathering, tracking and surveillance by operatives of the NDLEA’s Maritime Intelligence Unit in collaboration with the Apapa Strategic Command.”

The NDLEA also disclosed that its Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) foiled an attempt to export 2.5 kilograms of skunk concealed inside a gas compressor destined for Cyprus through a Lagos-based courier company.

The agency said investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend other members of the drug trafficking network.