He was caught attempting to smuggle a significant quantity of cocaine, which he had ingested, en route to Istanbul, Turkey. Abuba, hailing from the Zaire province of Angola, was detained on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the airport’s screening area while preparing to board Egypt Air flight MS 880 to Istanbul via Cairo.
A body scan revealed the presence of illicit substances, leading to his placement under observation for excretion, during which he expelled 120 pellets of cocaine weighing a total of 1.829 kilograms across seven excretions.



