The Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA), has raided the Lagos base of a high-profile cocaine syndicate headed by a pair the place massive consignments of Class A drug value N2.1billion meant for export and native distribution have been recovered.
The syndicate comprise of the couple Agbakoba John Mmadu, and Agbakoba Ijeoma Chinwe in addition to their affiliate, Okoye Ifeoma Maryjane.
The raid carried out by a particular operations unit of the company, adopted months of intelligence gathering and surveillance on the syndicate infamous for packaging, distributing and trafficking of cocaine inside and out of doors Nigeria.
NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi mentioned 54-year-old Mmadu was arrested at In the past Palace Means, Okota whereas his spouse, Chinwe, 39, and affiliate, Maryjane, 31, who doubles as their stash keeper have been nabbed at Plot 2205 Eugene Ndubisi Shut, Lilly Property, Amuwo Odofin space of Lagos, all on Wednesday July 3, 2024.
“Whereas seven parcels of cocaine with a complete weight of seven.652 kilograms have been recovered from Mmadu at In the past palace approach, not lower than 122 compressed pellets of the identical drug weighing 2.42kg have been seized from the duo of Ijeoma and Ifeoma at Lilly Property, bringing the entire seizure to 10.1 kilograms valued at over N2.1 billion in avenue worth,” Babafemi said.
In the identical vein, NDLEA operatives in Benue State, on Thursday July 4, intercepted a consignment of 350 grams of cocaine at a test level alongside Enugu highway, Otukpo.
The anti-narcotic company mentioned the illicit drug was hid in an MP3 speaker despatched as a waybill parcel, and a swift follow-up operation at Flight Motor Park in Otukpo, Benue State led to the arrest of the proprietor, 25-year-old Odeh Anthony.
In the meantime, NDLEA officers on a ‘cease and search’ operation alongside Ngurore-Yola Highway in Adamawa State on Wednesday July 3, arrested a Chadian, Yves Ahmat Gali in a industrial bus coming from Kano to Yola.
The suspect was discovered with a loud speaker used to hide 20 compressed blocks, and 9 plastic containers of Loud, a robust pressure of hashish weighing 5.200kg.
In Kano, operatives of the NDLEA, on Wednesday July 3, arrested a youth corps member, Yusuf Abdulrahman, 25, at Corpers Lodge, Sumaila space of town, with 1.250kg of Loud, whereas in Osun State, the top of Akarabata group in Ile-Ife, Ba’ale Ige Babatunde, 50, was on Friday July 5, arrested with recent hashish vegetation that weighed 5kg.
Two suspects, Monday Ali, 49, and Jimoh Alewi, 37, have been arrested when NDLEA operatives raided Ikota forest in Ifedore LGA, Ondo State the place a complete of 42,500kg hashish was destroyed on 17 hectares of farmland whereas 73.5kg of identical substance was recovered for the prosecution of the suspects throughout a five-day operation that ended on Monday July 1, 2024.
