The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has
intercepted consignments of cocaine and heroin weighing 16.85 kilograms and
worth more than N4.9 billion.
In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s
spokesperson, said operatives of the agency intercepted the consignments at the
Apapa Seaport and at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
Babafemi said while four persons were being investigated for
the 13.65kg cocaine seized onboard MV Karteria, a ship that came into the Apapa
Port from Santos, Brazil, on Sunday, November 7, five persons were arrested in
different parts of Lagos and Delta in connection with the shipment.
He said a consignment of 3.2kg heroin was also found on a passenger, Christian Osondu, at the e-arrival hall of the MMIA on Friday, November 5, during the inward clearance of an Air Peace flight from South Africa.
“A swift follow-up
operation on the same day led to the arrest of one Ude Onyeka at Mafoluku area
of Oshodi in Lagos,” he said.
“Onyeka confessed that his elder brother, Ikenna Ude, who is
based in South Africa, had instructed him to collect the bag containing the
drug.
“He confessed also that he was to hand over to another
person who was supposed to come from Delta.”
The NDLEA spokesman said a follow-up operation led to the
arrest of one Innocent Abanjo who came to Lagos from Delta to pick the bag on
Saturday, November 6.
“Abanjo also confessed that he was contracted by one Oseki
Chinedu, who is based in South Africa to travel to Lagos to collect the bag and
to take it to Agbor junction in Delta,” he said
“The third follow-up operation led to the arrest of Ihator
Isioma at Agbor Junction on Sunday, November 7.’’
In Bayelsa, the agency arrested one Emeka Obeluo, a motor
spare parts dealer, on Saturday, November 13, with 600 grammes of heroin in
Bayelsa.
Obeluo arrived in Yenagoa by sea to allegedly waybill the
substance to an undisclosed address in Lagos.
In Rivers state, Babafemi said four suspects were arrested
and different quantities of cocaine, Indian hemp, tramadol and methamphetamine
were seized from them during weekend raids in parts of the state.
Those arrested are Elizabeth Iniama, King Emmanuel, Godgift
King and Amadi Bright.
He also said 18.51kg of illicit drugs were recovered on
Saturday, November 13 when operatives raided Bayan Gari and Sir Ahmadu Bello
Way in Bauchi.
Two suspects, Gabriel Iwagbunan and Cecilia Ezena, were
arrested during the raid.
“A 23-year-old Hadiza Ibrahim was also arrested on Friday,
Nov. 12 on the Okene-Lokoja Highway with 54kg of Indian hemp, while one Sunday
Nnam a.k.a Idowu was nabbed same day in Emene area of Enugu with 45kg also of
Indian hemp,” Babafemi said.
In Gombe, one Umar Muhammad was arrested with 25,700
capsules of Tramadol weighing 15.1kg in the Tudun Hatsi area of the state
capital.
Babafemi said that following credible intelligence, two
suspects, David Oduku, and Ifeanyi Raphael, were intercepted on the Ore-Sagamu
expressway with 364.98kg of Indian hemp being conveyed in a blue Toyota bus.
He said two suspects Buhari Jamiu and Ajibola Jimoh were
also arrested on Sunday, November 14 with 189kg of Indian hemp in Ilorin.
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