The NDLEA has made an unprecedented seizure of 1.855 tons of cocaine worth over $278m ( N194b+) in a warehouse in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Also 5 major drug kingpins, including one Kamaican were arrested today by NDLEA, Nigeria officers in connection with the drug seizure at the warehouse.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday, said the operatives busted a major warehouse in a secluded estate in Ikorodu area of Lagos where 1.8tons (1,855 kilograms) of the illicit drug worth more than $278, 250,000, equivalent of about N194, 775,000,000, in street value were seized.
“At least, four drug barons including a Jamaican and the warehouse manager have been arrested in the well coordinated and intelligence led operation that lasted two days across different locations in Lagos State.
“Kingpins of the cocaine cartel in custody include: Messrs Soji Jibril, 69, an indigene of Ibadan, Oyo State; Emmanuel Chukwu, 65, who hails from Ekwulobia, Anambra State; Wasiu Akinade, 53, from Ibadan, Oyo State; Sunday Oguntelure, 53, from Okitipupa, Ondo State and Kelvin Smith, 42, a native of Kingston, Jamaica.
“They are all members of an international drug syndicate that the Agency has been trailing since 2018.
“The warehouse is located at 6 Olukuola crescent, Solebo Estate, Ikorodu, the warehouse was raided on Sunday 18th September, 2022, while the barons were picked from hotels and their hideouts in different parts of Lagos between Sunday night and Monday 19th September,” the statement concluded.
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