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Wanted Drug Dealer Nabbed In Popular Lagos Church (Photos)
- A wanted drug dealer has been arrested in a popular Lagos church.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that a drug dealer, who was declared wanted for attempting to export 69.65kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom (UK), Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, has been arrested.
It was gathered that the drug dealer was arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after the suspect tried to move the substances through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
EKOHOTBLOG learnt that Stephen was later traced to a popular Pentecostal Church at Mike Ajari Street, Ojodu Berger, where he was arrested after he stepped out of church service.
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According to the NDLEA, the drug dealer’s arrest followed the interception of a consignment of illicit drugs transporting to the UK through Lagos on Thursday, 12th August 2021.
The Agency further noted that the baggage has been sent to the airport for export through a freight forwarding company, which in turn gave a driver to deliver at the NAHCO export shed.
NDLEA added that after the suspect’s arrest, an investigation revealed the identity of the actual owner of the consignment, Stephen.
According to the Agency, the dealer was apprehended in a sting operation, three days after the driver’s confession.
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