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Two businessmen excrete 193 cocaine pellets in NDLEA custody

By Tina Abeku, Abuja
14 May 2023   |   6:02 pm
Two business men arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja, have excreted 193 pellets of the illicit drug, cocaine, after three days in custody.

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Two businessmen arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja, have excreted 193 pellets of the illicit drug, cocaine, after three days in custody.

The traffickers: Onoh Ebere, 49, and Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji, 47, were intercepted last week Wednesday upon their arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 951.

A statement from the Anti-drug trafficking agency signed by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said though both suspects have businesses they manage in Nigeria, their main source of income has been drug trafficking.

“They both travelled to Uganda and from there crossed over to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where they picked the consignments before returning to Abuja with Lagos as their final destination.

“Ebere Onoh excreted a total of 100 pellets weighing 2.137kg while Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji expelled 93 pellets hidden in his stomach with a gross weight of 1.986kg,” the statement reads.

Also, the agency said it has raided two notorious drug joints, Zaro bunk in Bama Road, Sabongari and the Sani Abacha indoor stadium, Kano state where a total of 160 suspects were arrested with different quantities of illicit substances.

“Among those apprehended, Abubakar Sallau, 55, and Nazifi Abdullahi, 25, were arrested on Saturday 13th May, along Kano-Maiduguri road, with 5,000 pills of Tramadol 200mg,

“Meanwhile, a total of 65,200 tablets of tramadol and exol-5 were seized from two others, Adamu Nagati, 30, and Ali Nasiru, 35. This is even as operatives in Abuja also arrested 25 suspects in raids across Tora Bora, Gwarinpa village, 3rd avenue in Gwarinpa, Karamo, Garki market, Sabongari Bwari and New Kucigoro IDP camp, within the FCT.”

The NDLEA has also announced that it has thwarted an attempt to smuggle into Lagos a consignment of 24kg cannabis indica concealed in imported used cars from Canada.

According to the statement, during a joint 100% examination of a container marked, MSMU 7412069, at the Prime Connection Bonded terminal, off Oshodi-Apapa expressway., two clearing agents linked with the container, Chief G.O. Njokwu and Mr Christopher Obialor, have been arrested in collaboration with men of the Nigeria Customs Service.

These are among other arrests, seizures and busting of other illicit drug activities in the country.

“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has urged all personnel across the country to intensify their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction activities,” it concludes.

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