NDLEA, US DEA smash global drug laundering syndicate, arrest kingpins
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and European partners, has dismantled a major transnational drug money laundering syndicate linked to hundreds of billions of naira in illicit proceeds. The joint operation led to the arrest of an alleged billionaire drug baron and two suspected female kingpins. According to statements released by the NDLEA, the multi country sting involved the US DEA Lagos Country Office and law enforcement agencies from Switzerland, France and Greece. Months of intelligence led investigations uncovered a complex network used to launder drug proceeds through front companies, shell firms, pass through bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. The operation culminated in the arrest of the suspected cartel boss, identified as billionaire businessman Amadi Simon, in Switzerland. His alleged accomplices, 34 year old Jecinta Amara Ikechi and 28 year old […]