India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has recovered 1.3 kilograms of Colombian cocaine stashed in 90 capsules from the stomach of a Nigerian, Monday Tony Okonkwo, who had come to Delhi from Lome, Togo.
Monday Tony Okonkwo: arrested in Delhi
According to The Times of India, Mr Okonkwo was taken to a hospital where an X-ray confirmed the presence of foreign bodies in his stomach. He was in the hospital for two days during which he expelled 90 capsules containing 1.3kg cocaine.
Monday Tony Okonkwo arrived IGI airport in an Ethiopian Airlines plane on February 6, 2017.
“When we conducted a thorough search of his body and baggage, he denied having any drugs or banned substance with him. However, the NCB team got suspicious when he said that he had come to India regarding his business of wigs and hair, but was found travelling on a tourist visa,” said Rajender Pal Singh, deputy director general, NCB.
During interrogation, Mr Okonkwo revealed that he had ingested the drug capsules at a guesthouse in Lagos. “The accused said he took around three hours to ingest the capsules and then took a flight to Lome. He then travelled to Addis Ababa from where he boarded a flight to New Delhi. His passport has corroborated the claims,” Singh said. Monday Tony Okonkwo was supposed to deliver the drugs to another distributor in India.
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