NDLEA arrests five members of int’l drug syndicate, seizes consignments

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have smashed an international drug syndicate with networks in parts of Nigeria, South Africa and Thailand.•Nabs ex-convict with assorted illicit drugs in Osun

After days of close monitoring and investigation, the first suspect, Umeh Chisom Peter was arrested on Wednesday, April 24, after he showed up to pick two of the suitcases Two other suspects: Onyejakor Francis Chimezie and Naaji Valentine Chukwukere, with links to the cartel, were also arrested in parts of Lagos on Monday, April 29.

Four suspects: Efe Abel Mikel, 39; Ebigide Cyril, 29; Ejechi Monday, 41; and Friday Benson Chukwudi, 39, have been arrested in connection with the seizure. The following day, Thursday, May 2, NDLEA operatives at Agbara checkpoint, Seme border, Badagry Lagos intercepted a Toyota camry car marked KJA 825 FT conveying 113 jumbo parcels of cannabis with a total weight of 64kg. The driver, Charles Amoni, 45, was immediately arrested.

Meanwhile, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa has commended the officers and men of the MMIA, FCT, Kano, Kaduna, Osun, Seme, Bayelsa, Bauchi, and Benue Commands for their outstanding feats in the past week.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

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