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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives person intercepted cocaine and different illicit drugs valued astatine implicit N10 cardinal successful abstracted operations crossed the country, portion besides recovering 401 rounds of military-grade ammunition concealed successful kegs of thenar oil.
The bureau disclosed this successful a connection issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
According to the statement, a 55-year-old businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, a covering trader astatine Balogun Market, Lagos Island, was arrested for allegedly attempting to export 3.30 kilograms of cocaine concealed successful the walls of cartons utilized to bundle nutrient items bound for the United Kingdom.
Babafemi said the cocaine consignment was intercepted astatine the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, connected Wednesday, July 22, by NDLEA operatives.
Three cargo agents, Nkwor Onyekachukwu Justina, Adeleke Abiola Taoheed and Ukanwa Grace Pilgrim, were initially arrested during investigations, starring to the apprehension of Kenneth Okakpu, who allegedly delivered the consignment for shipment.
Further investigations identified Onuigbo arsenic the alleged mastermind of the syndicate.
He was arrested connected Thursday, July 23, portion allegedly attempting to nonstop different cocaine shipment to ...
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