Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old father of four children, claiming to be a businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja.
This revelation is contained in a press statement issued Sunday by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
Okeke the statement pointed out was arrested with 20.75 kilograms of the black liquid cocaine on Tuesday 15th March upon his arrival at the Abuja airport onboard Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha, Qatar to Abuja.
The liquid, Babafemi said was discovered upon search of his two luggages stuffed with six smaller bags containing 32-makeup mascara, which tested positive to cocaine.
Married with four children, the indigene of Oraifiti in Akwusigo local government area of Anambra State the statement added claimed he was a businessman dealing in children wares before delving into the illicit drug business, adding that he met the person who gave him the consignment to deliver in Nigeria for a fee of N2 million at a drinking joint in Brazil.
Babafemi disclosed that in other operations across the country, different quantities of various drugs were recovered from suspects.
According to NDLEA Spokeman, not less than three persons, namely: Tony Samson, Paul Adamu and Reuben Waziri were arrested in Kaduna on Friday 18th March with 18,380 tablets of Tramadol, and 12,500 tablets of Diazepam and Exol-5 tablets.
“In Anambra, NDLEA operatives on Thursday 17th March intercepted a bus with reg. No AGU 460 ZW, at Obosi bridge heading to Aba, Abia state from Onitsha. Upon search, seven and half jumbo sacks of cannabis weighing 362kg were recovered while the driver, Ifeanyi Anyamele admitted to be the owner of the drug exhibits.
“The previous day, Wednesday 16th March, narcotic officers in Ogun state recovered 865.2kg of cannabis sativa around Otapele- Obada road in Imeko-Afon LGA. The consignment was brought in from Benin Republic on motorbikes for onward transportation to Lagos and Abeokuta. Same day, operatives in the state arrested Bello Ibrahim, 38, with 312.4kg of cannabis sativa at Ogere tollgate, Ikenne LGA” the statement added.
The Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended officers and men of the NAIA, Kaduna, Anambra and Ogun state charging them and their counterparts across the country to always remain steps ahead of the tricks of drug traffickers and the barons.
