Faces of the six men arrested for swallowing US$156,000 in Lagos

These are the faces of the six members of a suspected money laundering syndicate that were arrested yesterday at the Excel Oriental Hotel, along Airport Road in Lagos by officials of the NDLEA for swallowing US$156,000 which is about N32 million.

The syndicate specializes in swallowing dollars in a bid to by-pass anti-money laundering operatives at the airport. The men identified as Kingsley Nwokenta, a bureau de change operator also known as Buchito; Augustine Onwuasoanya, 54, and Christian Okoli, 35, both based in Brazil; Uzoma Ezenwa, 33, a hotel manager; Ikenna Ezenwa; and Emmanuel Nwokenta. Inset is a photo of the dollars wrapped for swallowing.