EFCC arrests Amaechi with 24 parcels of cocaine at the airport

Okechukwu Francis Amaechi, Brazil-returnee ex-convict,was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 24 parcels of cocaine. 

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the 45-year-old ex-convict from Idemili South LGA, Anambra State was arrested at the Port Harcourt airport on Saturday 7th May upon his arrival from Brazil via Doha onboard Qatar Airline flight QR1433and he had just finished serving a jail term for drug trafficking in America.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that Okechukwu, who was arrested and convicted in Brazil for drug offences completed serving his jail sentence in March 2022, after which he decided to return to Nigeria with three new lawnmowers where he concealed 24 parcels of cocaine weighing 4.56kg.

“Curiously, each parcel concealed in the tyres of the three lawnmowers bears some unique inscriptions, which are believed to be means of identification of the owners of the drug. The two parcels in one of the tyres of the first lawnmower bear “O LORD” and “HAVE MERCY”.

“The parcels in one of the tyres of the second mower bears the inscription “IN GOD” and “WE TRUST”, while the third mower has “IJIOMA” and “186.6” inscribed on the two parcels hidden in one of its tyres,” he said.

Babafemi added that Amaechi claimed one of his church members gave him the lawnmowers to deliver to his brother in Port Harcourt.

Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Muhammed Buba Marwa (Retd) said the war against drug abuse and trafficking must be won as he applauded the officers and men of PHIA.

He, therefore, charged all commands of the Agency to remain on the offensive against the cartels as they take advocacy messages to communities and schools.