The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has
intercepted a consignment of heroin worth N6.5 billion at Murtala Mohammed
International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
In a statement released on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA
director of media and advocacy, said the intercepted substance weighs 26.150
kilogrammes.
Babafemi said the illicit drugs arrived Lagos in 25 parcels
from South Africa through an Air Peace Airline flight on June 30.
He said the suspect was detained for screening after NDLEA
operatives were suspicious of the content of the consignment.
The director explained that a follow-up operation was
carried out by the narcotic officers who trailed the driver and clearing agent
assigned to deliver the consignment.
He said the substance was delivered to an alleged drug baron
identified as Tony Chidi Onwurolu at No. 132 Lateef Adegboyega Street, off Ago
palace in Okota, Lagos.
He said the suspect fled his home before the arrival of the
security operatives.
He added that the operatives were able to recover a number
of documents to establish his true identity.
According to the statement, Mohammed Marwa, NDLEA executive
chairman, had directed that the suspect be declared wanted and his details
should be submitted to Interpol for tracking across the world.
He said the agency’s directorate of assets and financial
investigations and the directorate of intelligence have been directed to deploy
their networks to fast-track the arrest of Onwurolu.
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