The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a
mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored.
NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday,
said the pills recovered from the mansion were no less than 13,451,466 and
worth N8.8bn in street value.
He said the mansion belonged to a billionaire drug baron,
Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, who was now in custody.
The statemt read in part, “The arrest of Ugochukwu, who is
the Chairman of Autonation Motors Ltd, is coming barely two months after NDLEA
uncovered at least 258.7kg of crystal methamphetamine in a clandestine
laboratory in the residence of another drug kingpin in the estate, Chris Emeka
Nzewi, who was arrested alongside a chemist, Sunday Ukah, who cooked the
illicit drug for him, on September 30.
“Following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives on Friday
30th September stormed the Plot A45 Road 2 home of the 52-year-old billionaire
drug kingpin. A search of the expansive mansion led to the discovery of 443
cartons of Tramadol Hydrochloride 225mg, which contains 13, 451, 466 pills of
the drug while some cartons were already burnt in a fire incident in the house
same day.
“Before his arrest, Ugochukwu who hails from Ihiala local
government area of Anambra state has been on the Agencys watch list as one of
those behind the tramadol drug cartel in Nigeria.
“Preliminary investigation shows that he has about six
mansions within the VGC, one of which he uses to warehouse the tramadol
consignment, while he lives in the one at Plot Z-130 Road 67 and another as his
office.
“Five exotic vehicles have also been located in two of his
mansions, out of which two SUVs including a bullet jeep have been successfully
removed to the Agencys facility.
“Reacting to the latest drug haul, Chairman/Chief Executive
of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.) commended the officers and men
involved in the operation for their diligence while also appreciating Nigerians
for supporting the Agency in its arduous task of ridding the country of the
menace of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking.”
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