NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin after 13 years in hiding

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a notorious cause kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, aft 13 years successful hiding, pursuing the seizure of ample consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him.

The NDLEA successful a statement, said that Chidiebere was arrested aft operatives uncovered cause shipments connected to him astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

“After 13 years successful hiding, a notorious cause kingpin Reginald Peter Chidiebere has been taken into custody pursuing the seizure of ample consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.” the bureau stated.

The NDLEA said the fishy was archetypal arrested successful 2013 implicit the shipment of cocaine into Nigeria and was aboriginal arraigned earlier Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos, successful complaint fig FHC/L/187c/2923. He was granted bail but jumped bail soon aft and went into hiding, remaining astatine ample for years.

“In February 2024, his sanction featured prominently arsenic 1 of the masterminds of the shipment of 49.70 kilograms heroin imported from South Africa pursuing the interception of the consignment by NDLEA operatives astatine the import shed of the Lagos airport,” the bureau said.

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