Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has traced and arrested a drug dealer who attempted to export 69.65 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.
The wanted drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu was arrested on Sunday, 15th August 2021 at a popular pentecostal church at Mike Ajari Street, Ojodu Berger after service. His arrest was after an interception of a consignment of illicit drugs weighing 69.65kg which had been sent to the airport for export through a freight forwarding company. Follow-up operations and investigations later revealed the true identity of the actual owner of the consignment which led to his arrest in a sting operation.
NDLEA Operatives also arrested an Italy-bound passenger, Abibu Miminu during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airways flight to Italy via Addis-Ababa for ingesting illicit drugs. While under observation at the Agency facility between Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August 2021, the trafficker excreted 68 wraps of heroin in three excretions, all weighing 800 grams.
Also intercepted by the officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation were two courier companies in Lagos where 840 grams of Methamphetamine going to Australia and concealed in bolts; 340 grams of Meth hidden in locally made footwear bound to Australia and other illicit drugs discovered.
In Ondo state, over 77.5 kilograms of cannabis and monkey tail were intercepted on Saturday 21st August at Odugbo town in Odigbo Lga, where operatives arrested one Basiru Ijiniga. Ibrahim Umaru was arrested in the Sabo area of Akure South LGA with different quantities of psychotropic substances like Diazepam, Tramadol, Swinol, and Rophynol.
While reacting to the strings of arrests and seizures in the past week in the MMIA and across some states, chairman/Chief Executives of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa appreciated the efforts of the officers and urged them to intensify the ongoing offensive action until the last gram of illicit drug is taken away from merchants of death.
