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NDLEA Nabs Businessman With 36 Parcels Of Cocaine In Lagos

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Mar 26, 2023.

The NDLEA has released the list of arrests it made in the past week.
The agency caught a businessman with more than 30 parcels of cocaine at the Lagos airport on his way to Southeast Asia.
The NDLEA also nabbed another suspect with 2.10 kilograms of methamphetamine at the airport.

Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, for carrying illegal drugs.

According to a statement issued by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, Nwachukwu concealed 36 parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage and two pairs of slippers, while heading to Southeast Asia.

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Babafemi disclosed that the suspect was arrested at the screening point of the MMIA Terminal 2 while attempting to board his flight to Vietnam on Wednesday, March 22

“A total of thirty-six parcels of whitish powdery substance that tested positive to Cocaine with a gross weight of 1.00 kilogram were recovered from the handles of his bags and soles of two pairs of slippers in his luggage,” the statement reads.

Drug suspect, Molokwu Nwachukwu

The NDLEA spokesman stated that the suspect claimed he travels frequently to China, Dubai, Pakistan and Vietnam, from where he imports baby wears he distributes from his base in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Similarly, NDLEA operatives at the Lagos airport thwarted an attempt by a suspect, Chimezie Innocent Nwafor to export 2.10 kilograms of methamphetamine to Brazil.

“Follow-up operations led to the arrest of three more suspects linked to the consignment at Oyingbo market, Yaba, Lagos. They include: Ifeanyi Onu; Simon Nwuzor and Omini ThankGod Peter. The meth consignment was molded into 25 bars of local black soup called Dudu Osun and packaged in a carton for export to Brazil,” Babafemi said.

The agency also foiled a similar attempt to export a cocaine consignment consisting of 300grams of raw cocaine and 200grams of phenacetin, a chemical agent used to adulterate and increase the volume of cocaine, concealed in packs of air freshener, to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, at the Lagos airport on Monday, March 20.

“A suspect, Onyeze Obiora has already been arrested in connection with the seizure,” the NDLEA spokesman said.

“Another bid by an intending passenger to Reggio, Italy, Osasere MacDonald, to export 500grams of tramadol 225mg concealed inside a carton of indomie noodles on Tuesday 21st March was equally frustrated by vigilant officers who seized the drugs and arrested him.

“On the same day, operatives of the Tincan Port command of the Agency also intercepted 107 kilograms of Cannabis Indica popularly known as Colorado hidden in a container bearing four used vehicles imported from Toronto, Canada.

“Few days later, Friday 24th March, Apapa Command of Customs Service was able to apprehend and hand over to NDLEA two suspects: Ademola Adekunle and Dayo Olatunji linked to the consignment.”

Also, in Lagos, a total of 1,030.6 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from at least three suspects: Bolaji Adesina; Femi Ojo and Jamiu Useni during raid operations in the Mushin area of the state.