NDLEA arrests drug kingpin behind fake couple carrying cocaine, others

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested one Ngene Emmanuel Onyedikachi, the mastermind behind a fake couple, Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum arrested at Lagos airport in August for ingesting 1.822kg and 1.50kg of cocaine respectively on their way to India.

A statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, states that the kingpin was picked at his residence, located at 28 Afolabi Brown Street, Akoka, Yaba, after an intensive surveillance that lasted 25 days.

The agency has also announced the seizures of various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas consignments concealed in Semovita packs and dry pepper, being shipped to South Africa and Kenya at Lagos International Airport. “In his statement, Suleiman, who holds a South African passport, is married to a South African lady and has lived there for over 20 years, identified Hakeem Babatunde Salami, who equally lives in Lagos and South Africa, as the head of the drug ring.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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