NDLEA arrests newlywed at Enugu airport after 72 cocaine wraps are excreted

A 25-year-old businessman, Lovely Chukwulobelu, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) in Enugu. He was accused of trying to traffic 72 wraps of cocaine that he had ingested, bound for Portugal, where he lives. NDLEA officers intercepted the newlywed in the airport departure hall on Thursday September 25, with cocaine in his digestive system and a wedding ring on his hand, as he tried to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Portugal through Addis Ababa. He was later kept under excretion observation, during which he passed all 72 wraps of the Class A illegal drug. The suspect said he had been involved in car decoration at the Trade Fair Complex in the Ojo area of Lagos before relocating to Portugal in May 2023. He said he came back to Nigeria recently and got married on 13th September 2026, and that he turned to the criminal trade to settle expenses from his wedding.