IC Publications: "Godwin Okonkwo, 37, allegedly gulped down the packages on Sunday minutes before he attempted to board the flight at Freetown International Airport, police said.
An international conference on drug trafficking in Praia, Cape Verde, in 2008 warned that West Africa risked becoming an epicentre for drug trafficking.
A UN report launched at the meeting said at least 50 tonnes of cocaine from South America transits West Africa every year. Much of the drugs are shipped to Europe by drug mules on commercial flights, it said."
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