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NDLEA Arrests 3 Grandfathers, Nigerien Over 52Kg Of Skunk, Cocaine

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February 26, 2023
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NDLEA Arrests 3 Grandfathers, Nigerien Over 52Kg Of Skunk, Cocaine
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three grandfathers and a Nigerien in connection with 52.252 kilograms of Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Skunk as well as 32, 590 pills of opioids.

NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the suspects were arrested in Lagos, Kwara, Plateau and Sokoto

He said that a suspect, Onyebi Benjamin Chimaobi, a regular traveller to Cameroun, Ethiopia, Uganda and who had been on NDLEA’s watchlist was on Saturday 18th February arrested at Victory Estate, Iba, Ojo area of Lagos in connection with the seizure of a 19.70kgs cocaine.

According to him, Chimaobi was arrested in connection with a parcel of cocaine abandoned on an Ethiopian airline flight that arrived Lagos airport on Thursday, 9th February.

“Chimaobi had travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to pick the consignment, which he claimed was handed over to him in a black backpack bag on the plane in Addis Ababa but failed to disembark with it on arrival in Lagos.

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“While the Agency continues to investigate the flight crew members, relevant intelligence and investigative tools were deployed to identify the passenger who brought the consignment to Nigeria as a result of which Chimaobi was eventually unraveled and traced to Victory estate, Iba where he was arrested,” he said.

In the same vein, Babafemi said operatives on Thursday 23rd February intercepted an intending passenger on Turkish Airline flight to Torino via Milan, Italy at the Departure Hall of the Lagos airport, Obazee Timothy Eguagie, with various quantities of opioids.

“The consignment, consisting a total of 22, 840 tablets of Tramadol 225mg weighing 10.60 kg; 1000 tablets of Tramadol 200mg with a gross weight of 600 grams; 2, 300 capsules of Tramadol 100mg, weighing 800 grams and 60 tablets of Rohypnol 1mg, weighing 19 grams that were concealed inside cloths and wrapped with black tapes.

“The following day, Friday 24th February, NDLEA operatives attached to the NAHCO import shed of the airport intercepted eight cartons of shoes coming from Los Angeles, United States of America.

“A diligent examination of the cargo , however, showed that the shoes were used to conceal a total of 37 parcels of Loud variant of Cannabis with a gross weight of 20.10 kilograms.

“A 63-year-old grandfather, Balogun Akinlabi Abideen hired as freight agent to clear the illicit consignment has already been arrested.

“Two other sexagenarians arrested in connection with drug trafficking include Butven Siman, 62, who was nabbed with 5.5kgs skunk on Friday 17th Feb. at Timbol village, Langtang South LGA, Plateau State, as well as 65-year-old Musa Shuaib who was arrested with a kilogram of cannabis on Thursday , 23rd February at Adewole area, Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.

“At two major courier companies in Lagos, a total of 4.292 kilograms of psychoactive drugs, including Methamphetamine, Tramadol, Lexaton, and Swindon concealed in walls of cartons, picture frames, bathing soap packs and bedsheets were recovered from parcels going to United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia by officers of the NDLEA Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI ) attached to the logistics firms.

“In Sokoto state, NDLEA operatives at the Illela land border on Tuesday 21st Feb intercepted a Nigerien, Bashar Abdu of Kwanni, Niger Republic with 1.460kgs of skunk wrapped round his private part, while in Kaduna, a suspect, Mohammed Garba (a.k.a Alfazazi), was arrested with 6,390 tablets of Tramadol 225mg, weighing 3.4kgs on Thursday 23rd on Abuja-Kaduna express road,” he said.

While commending the officers and men of MMIA, DOGI, Plateau, Sokoto, Kaduna and Kwara Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, retired, noted that their efforts and those of their compatriots across the country have in no small measure reduced access to and availability of illicit substances in Nigerian communities.

He charged them to remain vigilant at all times and be on top of their duty.(PMNews)

 

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