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As NDLEA busts drug trafficking syndicate at Lagos airport, arrests 4, seizes 15.6kg Meth, Loud; intercepts cocaine consignment in paint buckets going to UK; nabs physically challenged dealer in Edo

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 48-year-old Paris, -bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze for ingesting 111 wraps of cocaine, which he excreted after days of observation in the agencys custody following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja.

Okechukwu who also claims he is a professional footballer in Europe was arrested on Tuesday 21st May during the outward clearance of Air flight AF 878 from Abuja to Paris, . After a body scan confirmed he ingested illicit drugs, he was taken into custody where he excreted a total of 111 pellets of cocaine that weighed 1.603 kilograms over a period of three days. The suspect claimed he does business in the maritime sector while still scouting for any European football club to engage him.

In the same vein, NDLEA officers operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos have dismantled another drug trafficking syndicate at the airport. This followed the arrest of four of the network and the seizure of a total of 8kg of methamphetamine and 7.60kg of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis imported from South Africa.

The lid was blown off the syndicate when an official within the airport system was intercepted with a backpack and a bag at the departure hall of Terminal 1 of the airport by NDLEA officers with the of Aviation Security officers on Tuesday 21st May 2024. A search of the bags led to the discovery of the illicit substances.

A swift follow-up operation at Ajao Estate area of Lagos led to the arrest of two other of the syndicate: Chris Nwadozie and Chinedu Nwaosu. Further investigation led to the arrest of another member of the cartel working within the airport system on Saturday 25th May.

In a related development, NDLEA operatives at the NAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport have arrested a freight agent, Sonubi Mariam Abiodun over her attempt to cargo 8 parcels of cocaine weighing 2kg concealed in three out of six paint buckets containing shea butter packaged for export to the United Kingdom on Wednesday 22nd May.

In another part of Lagos, precisely at Igbo Elerin in Ojo local government area, NDLEA officers on Tuesday 21st May arrested a suspect, Odumegwu Obijofor producing and distributing skuchies, a mixture of black currant and illicit drugs. No fewer than 2,480 litres of the New Psychoactive Substance, NPS, were recovered from his clandestine factory when he was arrested.

In Cross River state, while Ogar Emmanuel, was arrested with 2.5kg of cannabis at Ukpada Utugwan village, 29 sacks of the same substance weighing 290kg were recovered from the warehouse of another suspect, Usani Ikpi, who is currently at large. Three suspects: Sa'adu Sule, 23; Mukhtar Nura, 23; and Hamza Nura, 18, were nabbed at Jabiri Funtua, Katsina state on Friday 24th May with 129 blocks of cannabis weighing 70kg coming from Ogere, Ogun state.

No fewer than five suspects including: Ezekiel Munda, 30; and Sule Mustapha, 21, were arrested by NDLEA operatives on Thursday 23rd May during raids at Karu Abattoir, Jikwoyi and Tora Bora hill area of FCT, Abuja, where 95.01kg of cannabis and different quantities of opioids were recovered from them.

In Edo state, operatives arrested a physically challenged notorious drug dealer, Zekere Sufianu, 45, at Auchi town on Wednesday 22nd May. At the time of his arrest, he was found with 751 grams of Loud, 178 grams of tramadol and pills of swinol.

In like manner, the various commands of the Agency across the country continued with the War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign in the past week. Some of them include: WADA sensitisation lecture for students and teachers of Baptist Grammar School, Iresi, Osun; students and teachers of Anwar-Ul-Islam Grammar School, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo state; students of Shalom Secondary School, Saminaka, Kaduna; students of Government Day Secondary School, Gandu, Gombe; students of Pakoto Senior High School, Ifo, Ogun state; students of Nwafor-Orizu Demonstration Secondary School, Awka, Anambra and muslim faithful at Central Mosque, Abudu, Orhionmwon LGA, Edo state.

While commending the officers and men of the NAIA, MMIA, FCT, Lagos, Cross River, Katsina, and Edo Commands of the Agency for their outstanding feats in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) equally applauded their counterparts in all the commands across the country for intensifying their WADA advocacy lectures.

Femi Babafemi
Director, Media & Advocacy
NDLEA Headquarters Abuja
Sunday 26th May 2024

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No way tinubu stopped distributing drugs

Businessman

Great news. Drug pushing is not a honest job.

COMRADES are speechless at the activities of these drug lords
They kept on bringing different types of formats without achieving victory in the end
Anytime that they position for mug shots, they look innocent

Great Job NDLEA, they will learn the hard way

Na WA oooooo leave this thing for use na!!!!

Please assist me to survive this moment, it's very critical and I'm dying. lots of challenges including health. Have been down and unable to do my daily hustle. Now to eat and buy drugs are difficult for me. Pls come to my aid.
May God bless you more
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Una no sabi meaning of

Bliss4lyfe

I guess they also hate igbos too?

If this had happened in South Africa I know u n your fellow igbos will start shouting xenophobia

if you don’t gerrit, forgerrit

bassdow:
Una no sabi meaning of

Una no sabi meaning of Syndicate , kingPin , etc. na so Una go dey abuse + misUse words upAndDown

Some people have guts....

A region well represented by ajokutamamumi D

Usual suspects!

Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze
Odumegwu Obijofor
Chris Nwadozie
Chinedu Nwaosu

Looks like Ohaneze hip list

...not sure this drug trafficking gonna end, seems it is the way of life.

Seun mynd44 nlfpImod fergie001 please make announcement to nairalanders that, criticizing or calling OBI out will earn you banned

dem talk say Money dey for DRUGs business BUT most times (if not all times), the people (including Syndicate and kingPins) NDLEA dey catch (Burst) dey always look so hungry + hagard

Developers

Ommmoooo METH?? THAT DRUG CAN KILL AND DESTROY A WHOLE COMMUNITY AND GENERATION

bcomputer101:
Developers

hmm

The trade our brothers and sisters are known for worldwide.

Jonjam269:
The trade our brothers and sisters are known for worldwide.

bassdow:
dem talk say Money dey for DRUGs business BUT most times (if not all times), the people (including Syndicate and kingPins) NDLEA dey catch (Burst) dey always look so hungry + hagard

Wonder wetin we go call the MAJOR ones wey WESTern countries dey catch wey dem video dey enough to act as action Movie