A Brazilian returnee, Igwedum Uche Benson has been arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.
He was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private part.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said Igwedum was nabbed at the Lagos airport on Monday 20th June.
He was picked upon his arrival on Ethiopian Airlines from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa.
According to Babafemi, Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had swallowed 50 wraps of cocaine before departing Brazil.
He excreted 48 pellets in Addis Ababa where he handed them over to another person.
He however claimed he was unable to excrete the remaining two wraps at the hotel room in Addis Ababa before boarding his flight.
But later excreted them in the aircraft restroom during the flight from Ethiopia to Lagos.
