Drug Kingpins Busted as NDLEA Intensifies Crackdown
By MUHAMMED DANBABA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted multiple drug smuggling attempts, seizing large consignments of heroin, cannabis, and tramadol at Nigeria’s major airports and highways.
Key Arrests and Drug Seizures
Dual Identity Drug Kingpin Nabbed in Port Harcourt
Suspect: Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus (alias Kargbo Mohamed Foday) Age: 30 Arrested at: Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) Flight Route: Qatar Airways (Doha → Abuja → Port Harcourt) Method: Ingested 62 wraps of heroin (1.348kg) Smuggling Route: Thailand, Pakistan, Iran & West Africa
Lagos Airport Interception – 909g of Heroin Seized
Suspect: James Herbert Chinoso Age: 48 Arrested at: Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Flight Route: Madagascar → Addis Ababa → Lagos Method: Ingested 63 wraps of heroin (909g) Backstory: Former phone accessories dealer in Liberia turned drug trafficker
Courier Drug Bust in Lagos
Seizure: 2.82kg of Loud (synthetic cannabis) from the U.S. Seizure: 80 ampoules of pentazocine (opioid painkiller) concealed in cartons, destined for Canada
Kano, Kogi, and Jigawa Drug Crackdowns
Kano: 15,396 tramadol pills concealed in a gas cylinder seized at Gadar Tamburawa Kano: 27 blocks of skunk (15kg) recovered from female suspect Choima Okeke, 35 Kogi: 12,800 tramadol pills and 1.6kg of Colorado cannabis seized from suspects en route to Jigawa
NDLEA Commends Officers for Operational Success
Chairman/CEO of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), praised the MMIA, PHIA, DOGI, Kano, and Kogi commands for their relentless efforts in tackling drug trafficking.
“These successes reinforce our commitment to dismantling drug networks and keeping illicit substances off our streets.”
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