Notorious Drug Dealer Caught After Concealing Drugs In Fuel Tank

Usman Abubakar, a Chadian, Muhammad Ali, Ibrahim Yahaya and Babagana Abdullahi were arrested in connection with the seizure of 61.45Kg of cannabis and 22.1Kg of Exol-5 in Jigawa with follow up operations in Kano. The consignments were ordered by Usman with a view to taking them to Chad.”

Meanwhile, operatives also intercepted consignments of illicit drugs including cocaine, methamphetamine and its precursor chemical, ephedrine meant to be taken to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and Cyprus.

The items were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and some courier companies.

Babafem added that at least three traders at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo area of Lagos have been arrested by operatives of the agency.

Babafemi said Nwudele Christopher, Chiedu Francis and Donatus Nwojiji were arrested in connection with attempts to export 52.10kg of ephedrine, a precursor chemical and active ingredient for the production of methamphetamine, concealed in bunches of fishing threads and packed among other items in jumbo sacks that were intercepted at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc’s export shed of the Lagos airport on Sunday, January 31 and Monday, February 1.

He added that it took the painstaking efforts of NDLEA officers and the deployment of sniffer dogs to be able to discover the complex mode of concealment of the illicit substance.

Babafemi said, “At the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, vigilant operatives of the agency on Monday, February 13, intercepted 29-year-old Apeh Ogbonna while attempting to board Turkish airline flight TK0624 going through Istanbul to Cyprus, with 4.5Kg of methamphetamine concealed in false bottoms of his travelling bag.

“The suspect claimed he was running a boutique business in Enugu before he decided to travel to Cyprus for a degree in Business Administration.

“At three different courier firms in Lagos, operatives intercepted two cocaine consignments weighing 400 grams each, going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia. They were hidden in the walls of cartons used for packaging. Two other consignments containing 500 grams and 100 grams of methamphetamine were also blocked from being shipped to New Zealand after they were discovered concealed in food items.”

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