NDLEA arrests convicted cocaine trafficker, intercepts drug-laden fuel tanker

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, person arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker allegedly down a cocaine shipment to Saudi Arabia who reportedly operated nether the guise of a herbal beverage business.

The bureau besides intercepted a 20,000-litre substance tanker fitted with a concealed compartment for transporting illicit drugs and recovered ample quantities of cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine and different psychotropic substances successful respective states.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this successful a connection on Sunday.

Babafemi said the suspect, 34-year-old Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was arrested pursuing the interception of a 1.2kg cocaine consignment concealed successful telephone chargers and destined for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, astatine a courier institution successful Lagos connected July 31, 2026.

Operatives of the agency’s Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, subsequently tracked the alleged mastermind done intelligence-led operations.

Ebubechukwu was arrested during a sting cognition astatine Article Market, other Trade Fair Market successful the Ojo country of Lagos, on Friday, September 4, portion allegedly posing arsenic a herbal beverage businessman.

According to the NDLEA, the fishy admitted to masterminding erstwhile illicit cause shipments and said helium discarded his tel...