Three major illicit drug syndicates were taken down by operatives of a special unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos state, leading to the arrest of a baroness and four other kingpins with multi-billion naira worth of Cocaine, Opioids and Loud recovered from their hideouts.
A statement released by the spokesperson of
the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, says a female head of one of the
syndicates, Faith Ebele Nwankwo, was arrested on Wednesday August 9 at her
residence, House 6, C close, 3rd Avenue, Festac area of Lagos shortly after she
returned from a warehouse at Plot 3432 Sola Akinsola Street, Divine Estate,
Amuwo Odofin where she loaded eight cartons of tramadol 225mg into an unmarked
white Honda Pilot SUV.
‘’A search of her residence and the warehouse
led to the recovery of Two Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand (2,750,000)
pills of tramaking, a brand of tramadol 225mg and 250mg packed in 39 cartons
weighing 1,916 kilograms. The drugs and the SUV were recovered while the
suspect was taken into custody.'' the statement read
In another operation targeted at a group of
transnational syndicate involved in importation, exportation, distribution, and
dealing in Cocaine and Canadian Loud, operatives of the same Special Unit of
the Agency on August 4, tracked the drug syndicate to Atlantic Nominee Estate
in Lekki- Ajah area of Lagos where a blue Toyota Highlander SUV was loaded with
8.49kg of cocaine and 10.3kg Canadian Loud for distribution by the duo of Urama
Chinemelum Precious, 32, and Adelakun Ilelabayo Oluade, 55. A follow-up
operation at the residence of Chinemelum at House 7, Road 7, Lagra estate,
Eti-Osa, Lagos led to the recovery of additional 18 blocks of Loud weighing
18.5kg.
The following day, Saturday 5th August,
operatives of the Special Unit went after another syndicate involved in
importation, distribution and diversion of ephedrine hydrochloride, a precursor
chemical used for the production of methamphetamine, following intelligence
that members of the cartel were planning to divert 25 kilograms of the
substance.
Two members of the syndicate: Udeh Vincent
Ogbonna, 53, and Okonkwo Ifeanyi Uzozie, 50, were arrested at a commercial bus
terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, Lagos where they were attempting to send the
concealed substance to the South East. A body search conducted on the two
suspects led to the recovery of Three Thousand ($3,000) US Dollars found on
Udeh Vincent Ogbonna.
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