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NDLEA Nabs Businessman At Enugu Airport For Ingesting 90 Wraps Of Cocaine

... smashes two cocaine syndicates,arrests Chinese, Nigerian kingpins, 5 associates

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November 24, 2024
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NDLEA Nabs Businessman At Enugu Airport For Ingesting 90 Wraps Of Cocaine
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 50-year-old businessman, Osuoha Christian Iheanacho, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, for ingesting 90 wraps of cocaine.

The agency said Osuoha was intercepted by its operatives on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at the arrival hall of the Enugu airport .

Spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Sunday.

He said the suspect was intercepted during the inbound screening of passengers arriving from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on an Ethiopian airlines flight following months of intelligence and surveillance on him.

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Babafemi said : “He was subsequently placed on excretion observation during which he egested 90 pellets of cocaine weighing 2.019 kilograms in seven excretions.

“Investigation reveals that the suspect who operates phone and accessories business in Lagos and Gabon, Central Africa, travelled by road from Gabon to Douala, Cameroon from where he took a flight to Addis Ababa where he swallowed the pellets of cocaine while in transit and thereafter continued his journey to Enugu with Lagos as his final destination.

“He deliberately complicated his movement to distort traces of his travel history unknown to him that he has been on NDLEA watchlist for the past three months.”

In his statement, Osuoha said he desperately needed the money from the criminal drug trade to boost his declining phone and accessories business.

According to the statement, in another well-coordinated operation carried out by a Special Operations Unit of the Agency on Thursday, 21st November, head of a cocaine distribution cartel, 42-year-old Ndive Maxwell Obinna was arrested along with five of his associates at Ago Palace Way in Okota, Isolo, Lagos.

“A total of 2.412 kilograms of cocaine were recovered from them.

“Other members of the drug trafficking organization arrested along Obinna include : Okeke Gloria Ifeoma who is the syndicate’s stash keeper; Ikechebelu Emmanuel Chibuzor; Okorie Onyedikachi; Okonkwo Nnabugo Prince; and Okafor Blessing Anita.

“In a related development, another drug syndicate operated by a Chinese man, 58-year-old Tianzhen Yen (alias Jackie) has been dismantled by NDLEA operatives following his arrest at his hotel in Ikeja area of Lagos.

“Officers of the Seme Special Area Command of the Agency had on Thursday 21st November intercepted a 40-year-old suspect, Yakubu Emmanuel Mark in a commercial bus going to Ghana at the Gbaji checkpoint along Badagry-Seme expressway based on credible intelligence.

“When he was searched, a total of 750grams of cocaine were found in his bag.

“A swift follow up operation was organized to trace and arrest the kingpin behind the trans-border drug trafficking syndicate, who turned out to be a Chinese citizen, Tianzhen Yen.

“He was eventually traced to MC Hotel behind Alade market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.

“When his hotel room was searched, 4.3grams of cocaine; a gram of methamphetamine; two electronic weighing scales; and Chinese National Identification Number Card, among other exhibits were recovered while he was arrested in the vicinity of the hotel.

“At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Friday 22nd November intercepted 92 parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis with a combined weight of 23.25kg concealed in two vehicles imported from Canada: a Nissan car and a GMC bus.

“The discovery was made during a joint examination of a container from Canada by NDLEA officers, men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other stakeholders.

“In Rivers State, NDLEA operatives at the Port Harcourt Ports complex, Onne, on Thursday, 21st November intercepted two containers of imported opioids during a joint examination with men of Customs Service and other security agencies.

“A total of 168,000 bottles of codeine based syrup worth One Billion One Hundred and Seventy Six Million Naira (N1,176,000,000) only in street value, were recovered from one of the containers while the second one contains Four Million Five Hundred Thousand (4,500,000) pills of super royal tramadol 225mg valued at Three Billion One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N3,150,000,000) only, bringing the combined value of both the codeine and tramadol consignments to Four Billion Three Hundred and Twenty Six Million Naira (N4,326,000,000) only.

“In Ekiti State, NDLEA operatives on Sunday, 17th November arrested a 50-year-old physically challenged woman, Mustapha Boja, with 286 grams of Colorado and Loud strains of cannabis at Araromi street, Ikere-Ekiti, while 64kg of cannabis sativa was recovered at Akinyele motor park, Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday 21st November.

“Not less than 1,200.5 kilograms of same psychoactive substance were seized during raids by NDLEA officers in parts of Edo State.

“At Utese forest in Ovia North East LGA, 463.5kg was recovered on Thursday 21st November; while 507kg was seized at a compound in Owan village, Ovia LGA where the duo of David Ojo Ederin, 60, and Afoje Frank, 24, were arrested on Friday 22nd November.

“Another suspect, Godwin Okhoya, 40, was nabbed with 230kg of same substance at Okpuje, Owan West LGA.

“In Kano, four suspects: Usman Sani, 25; Abdul Mohd, 28; Bunu Ali,27; and Umar Musa, 30, were on Tuesday , 19th November arrested by NDLEA operatives at Gadar Tamburawa, Zaria- Kano road, with 100 blocks of cannabis weighing 45kg, while Ayuba Umar Zaranda, 55, was nabbed with 124kg cannabis at Pengana village, Toro LGA, Bauchi state,” the statement explained.

Babafemi explained that the various commands and formations of the NDLEA continued their War Against Drug Abuse, (WADA) sensitization activities during the week under review.

He said activities took them to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others.

“These include: WADA enlightenment lecture to students and staff of Sardauna Academy, Malumfashi, Katsina State; Community Secondary School, Ede-Oballa, Nsukka, Enugu State; Government Secondary School, Riji, Kano State; Government Secondary School, Ogba, Ahoada East LGA, Rivers State and the youths and community leaders of Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti state, among others,” he said.

In his reaction to the arrests and seizures,the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa commended officers and men of AIIA, SIU,Tincan, Onne, Seme, Ekiti, Oyo, Kano, Bauchi, and Edo Commands of the Agency for their efforts.

Marwa, stated that their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country, especially their balanced approach to drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts are well appreciated. (vitalnewsngr.com)

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