Wanted drug trafficking kingpin nabbed by NDLEA after 13 years in hiding

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives person a notorious cause kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, who has been connected the tally for 13 years.

NDLEA said the fishy was taken into custody pursuing the seizure of ample consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him by operatives ofat the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.

This was made known successful a connection connected Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja.

Babafemi disclosed that the alleged cause lord was archetypal arrested successful 2013 implicit the shipment of cocaine into Nigeria and subsequently arraigned earlier Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court Lagos successful complaint no. FHC/L/187c/2923.

“He nevertheless jumped bail and went into hiding aft the proceedings justice granted him bail successful 2013 and has since remained astatine large.

“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.

“A follow-up cognition was carried retired connected 19th February 2024 astatine his Golden Platinum Hotel & Suites, located astatine No. 16/18 Reginald Peter Chidiebere Street, Hope Estate, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos wherever an addi...