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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