A 34-year old suspected drug trafficker has died after a wrap of cocaine he ingested burst in his stomach, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said. The suspect, Ozoani Sunny Edwin, died on Monday but autopsy was completed on Friday, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, said on telephone today.
“During screening, he tested positive to drug ingestion and was placed on observation. He excreted 10 wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine weighing 180 grammes,” NDLEA said.
” While still under observation, he complained of stomach pain and was rushed to the hospital where he eventually died. A post-mortem examination revealed that his death was due to one of the wraps of cocaine he ingested that ruptured in his stomach,” the agency added.
Giade described the death as sad and painful.
He said: “This death is sad and painful. The deceased would have been alive to face trial and ultimately given opportunity to learn from his mistakes. I urge members of the public to shun drug trafficking and make quality choices that will enable them maximise their destinies.”
NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar added that .
“Following the sad incident, we made contact with the family members. They also witnessed the operation where the ruptured wrap of cocaine that killed their son was recovered from his stomach. The agency has also granted their request for the corpse to release to them,” Umar said.
NDLEA said that preliminary investigation showed that the deceased Ozoani Sunny Edwin travelled to Brazil in search of greener pastures on 3 March 2012.
“He told investigators that the drug deal was not in his plan when he left the country.
THIS IS SO SICK.GOSH!
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