The Airport Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) inside the Murtala Muhammed International on Tuesday intercepted over $8.6million from a passenger at the Lagos Airport.
Also, an airport worker linked with the money has been arrested.
According to Hameed Ali, the Customs Comptroller-General, while speaking at a press conference in Lagos, the cash was intercepted in a car while it was about to be loaded into an aircraft.
He did not provide details of the aircraft but added that the money was stashed inside a vehicle belonging to the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO).
Mr Ali said a suspect, the driver of the vehicle and a staff of NAHCO, has been arrested in connection with the alleged money laundering.
He said the money was wrapped in large brown envelopes with the names of the yet-to-be identified owners.
Details shortly…
