Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 25-year-old newlywed businessman, Lovely Chukwulobelu, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for attempting to traffic 72 wraps of cocaine to Portugal.
Chukwulobelu was intercepted at the departure hall of the airport on Thursday, September 25, 2026, while attempting to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Portugal via Addis Ababa.
He was placed under excretion observation, during which he egested 72 wraps of cocaine.
The suspect, who claimed he was into car decoration business at Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, Lagos, before relocating to Portugal in May 2023, said he returned to Nigeria to get married on September 13, 2026, and resorted to drug trafficking to offset wedding expenses.
