A
31-year-old Nigerian trader identified as Chika Macillinus Umeugokwe,
has been arrested by in Accra by Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) for
ingesting pellets of heroin.
He was
arrested on Saturday, January 11 shortly after his arrival from Pakistan
and taken to the NACOB headquaters where he reportedly expelled 69
pellets of heroin weighing one kilogramme with a street value of
$80,000.
Two of his accomplices however managed to escape.
According
to the Deputy Executive Secretary of NACOB, Nii Lantey Blankson, the
suspect claimed he had swallowed 77 pellets of heroin but vomited some
in Pakistan before setting off.
The suspect will be arraigned after investigations. READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/56648.html
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