NDLEA Arrests Brazil Returnees, Seizes Drugs Across States
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Brazil returnees, a businesswoman, and several others in nationwide operations that disrupted major drug trafficking attempts. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said 46-year-old Ofoma Sunday was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, after a body scan confirmed he had ingested drugs. He later excreted 111 wraps of heroin weighing 1.45kg. A follow-up operation led to the arrest of Nweke Jude Chukwudi, who was waiting to receive the drugs at a hotel in Amuwo Odofin. Another returnee, Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, was arrested at the same airport after arriving from Brazil on September 19. He excreted five wraps of cocaine weighing 145 grams while under observation. In a separate case, NDLEA operatives arrested businesswoman Okolonkwo Ebere Theresa on September 14 when aviation security officers discovered 1.40kg of methamphetamine concealed in […]
