A Nigerian drug trafficker has been caught red-handed at the airport in India after ingesting 90 capsules of cocaine.
Okonkwo Tony after he was caught at the airport
A Nigerian identified as Okonkwoh M Tony has been apprehended in India after he was caught with drugs. The Delhi zonal unit of Narcotics Control Bureau intercepted Tony after he had swallowed 90 capsules of cocaine, weighing around 1.3 kg.
He was intercepted on the 6th of February by a team of NCB operatives during passenger profiling. He arrived at the Indhira Gandhi International Airport that morning. During the course of interrogation, the man feigned ignorance about the presence of drugs and told the team that he visited India for business purposes.
The fellow was taken to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital where doctors confirmed the presence of foreign bodies in his stomach. He was kept in the hospital for two days during which he excreted 90 Capsules containing 1.3 kg cocaine.
The man accepted that he ingested drug capsules from Lagos Nigeria and that it took him good three hours to do it. He then took a flight for Lome to Adis Ababa andthen flew down to Delhi. He was to deliver the drugs to some Nigerian in New Delhi and was supposed to get in touch after activating a local SIM card.
The investigation is ongoing and the agency is now on the lookout for people involved in cocaine distribution in India, especially in the capital city.