A 44-year-old father of three, Gabriel Patrick has been arrested by operatives of the NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 96 pellets of cocaine, which he excreted in the custody of the Agency.
Gabriel was arrested during an outward clearance of Turkish Airline at the boarding screening area of the airport enroute Abuja-Istanbul-Madrid.
He had travelled to Germany in 1996 for two years on asylum after which he relocated to Spain in 1999 where he currently holds a residence permit and works as a driver in a food manufacturing company.
A statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy said Patrick claimed he came into Nigeria on 17th November to sell cloths and car spare parts he shipped to Lagos earlier.
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