NDLEA Nabs Man With Cocaine Hidden In Women Shoes

The 27-year old met his end after he was arrested
trying to smuggle drugs into the country by hiding
them inside women shoes.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) has arrested a 27-year
old man named Mama Solomon after he
tried to smuggle drugs into the
country.
Mama Solomon who was on an
Etihad Airline flight from Brazil to
Nigeria was in possession of cocaine
which was concealed inside female
shoes he brought in from Brazil
before he was arrested at the
Murtala Mohammed International
Airport (MMIA).
While parading the suspect before
newsmen, the NDLEA Commander
at MMIA Lagos, Hamza Umar, revealed
that the cocaine was found in the
luggage compartment of the
Etihad Airline flight from Brazil
to Nigeria.
Mama Solomon claimed to be a
shoe merchant before further
interrogations revealed that he
had only used the shoes as a way
of concealing cocaine. According to
Hamza Umar, Mama Solomon had
two bags containing female shoes
and hand bags. The drug was
discovered in the soles of the
female shoes and he was
immediately arrested.
The NDLEA spokesman also told
newsmen that the suspect claimed
that he was given the bag of
shoes by some friends in Brazil
who promised to pay handsomely
if he completes the task.