NDLEA makes largest single burst ever, nabs 3 with drugs worth N4bn

Three suspects identified as Unegbu Daniel Chukwu, 42; Ettah Joseph, 28; and Wopara Bright, 31 have been arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being in possession of drugs worth N4 billion.

Reports say NDLEA intercepted 83.390 kilogrammes of Ephedrine, (a banned substance) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos with reports suggesting that the haul is the largest quantity ever seized.

The seized ephedrine has a street value of N4 billion, a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju informed, adding that the seized substance was concealed in artificial female hair by a suspected drug trafficking syndicate and was headed to South Africa

The NDLEA also informs that two bags, with one containing heroin heading to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and another bearing cannabis, being exported to London, were abandoned at the same airport by traffickers.

According to the Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Colonel Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd.), three suspects, including luggage handlers and a clearing agent, are currently being interrogated in connection with the crime after the drug was intercepted at the departure hall during outward screening of a South African Airways flight to Johannesburg.

“Anti-narcotic agents have been placed on the alert and will remain vigilant in detecting any act of sabotage. The case is under investigation and anyone found wanting shall be prosecuted in line with the NDLEA Act,” he said