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| The roasted chickens had an unusual stuffing – $150,000 worth of cocaine, according to Nigerian police. A Nigerian mechanic who struggled to make a living in Brazil for more than six years had hoped the drugs would land him in luxury when he returned to his native land, Nigerian authorities said on Monday. | The roasted chickens had an unusual stuffing – $150,000 worth of cocaine, according to Nigerian police. A Nigerian mechanic who struggled to make a living in Brazil for more than six years had hoped the drugs would land him in luxury when he returned to his native land, Nigerian authorities said on Monday. |
| "This was like a retirement plan for him," said Mitchell Ofoyeju, spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. | "This was like a retirement plan for him," said Mitchell Ofoyeju, spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. |
| The man was arrested over the weekend at the airport in Lagos after he came in from Sao Paulo with 2.6kg (5.7lb) of cocaine, Ofoyeju said. Photos from the agency showed egg-shaped packages wrapped in gold aluminium foil and tucked into the browned chickens. | The man was arrested over the weekend at the airport in Lagos after he came in from Sao Paulo with 2.6kg (5.7lb) of cocaine, Ofoyeju said. Photos from the agency showed egg-shaped packages wrapped in gold aluminium foil and tucked into the browned chickens. |
| The suspect, Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa remained in custody on Monday. | The suspect, Vincent Chegini Chinweuwa remained in custody on Monday. |
| Nigeria is a major transit point for drugs coming from Latin America en route to Europe or the United States but recent security improvements are cutting into that dubious distinction. | Nigeria is a major transit point for drugs coming from Latin America en route to Europe or the United States but recent security improvements are cutting into that dubious distinction. |
| After a Nigerian man allegedly attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009, Nigeria started installing airport scanners and sought training for its agents. Ofoyeju said the scanners helped authorities identify more than 100 drug carriers last year, leading to the seizure of about 410kg of cocaine, among other illicit drugs. | After a Nigerian man allegedly attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009, Nigeria started installing airport scanners and sought training for its agents. Ofoyeju said the scanners helped authorities identify more than 100 drug carriers last year, leading to the seizure of about 410kg of cocaine, among other illicit drugs. |
| Authorities have found drugs sandwiched inside the fabric of suitcases, sewn into wigs worn by female passengers, tucked into underwear or hidden in phone chargers and even in a stethoscope, Ofoyeju said. "The list is endless." | Authorities have found drugs sandwiched inside the fabric of suitcases, sewn into wigs worn by female passengers, tucked into underwear or hidden in phone chargers and even in a stethoscope, Ofoyeju said. "The list is endless." |
| The weekend seizure may redeem the agency's image after the controversial arrest last year of a popular Nigerian comedian known as Baba Suwe. The agency held him for more than three weeks to monitor his bowel movements after a scanner detected what investigators believed to be drugs – but none were found. | The weekend seizure may redeem the agency's image after the controversial arrest last year of a popular Nigerian comedian known as Baba Suwe. The agency held him for more than three weeks to monitor his bowel movements after a scanner detected what investigators believed to be drugs – but none were found. |
| His ordeal turned the comedian's life into a toilet-humour joke. The agency was later ordered to pay him $165,000 in damages – a court decision it is appealing against. | His ordeal turned the comedian's life into a toilet-humour joke. The agency was later ordered to pay him $165,000 in damages – a court decision it is appealing against. |
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