The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Sao Paulo Brazil based businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu for importing shirts and towels impregnated with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine from the South American country into Nigeria.
An NDLEA statement on Sunday said, Abugu was arrested at the Lagos International Airport upon arrival from Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia aboard an Ethiopian Airways flight on 11th June 2026.
A thorough search of his luggage led to the recovery of 14 towels and shirts, all soaked in liquid cocaine, dried and well ironed.
In his statement, the suspect claimes he has lived for over 14 years in Brazil where he runs an African restaurant. He added that he was in Nigeria to see his wife and buy food stuff in bulk for his restaurant.
Meanwhile, a 60-year-old woman, Chidimma Sunday and a 28-year-old man, Abubakar Usman, both persons living with disability have been taken into NDLEA custody in Abia and Rivers state respectively following their involvement in illicit drug trade.
While Chidimma was nabbed with 1.8kg skunk by Umuosu vigilante group in Umuna Autonomous community, Isialangwa North LGA of Abia state and handed over to NDLEA on 10th June, Abubakar was arrested at Rumuokoro Port Harcourt Rivers state with 400 grams of skunk, 5 grams of methamphetamine, 100 grams of tramadol, 5 grams of swinol and 18 grams of diazepam during a raid by NDLEA officers on 9th June.
In Delta state, NDLEA operatives on 8th June arrested a suspect, Onya Jude in possession of five gas cylinders used to conceal 2.8 kilograms of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis at Ogwashi uku, Aniocha South area of the state.
This was followed by the arrest of two notorious dealers: 40-year-old Jamilu Idris (a.k.a Jama) and 33-year-old Aminu Abdullahi (a.k.a Momo) at Kasuwan Katako area of Gombe, Gombe state. They were caught with three big blocks of skunk that weighed 2.738kg at the time of their arrest by NDLEA operatives.
While Ngozi Gaius was nabbed along Zaria/Kano road, Kano state on Friday, conveying 6,000 pills of tramadol 225mg, two suspects: Nasiru Hamza and Muhammad Sani were intercepted by NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu road, Kwara state conveying 600 compressed blocks of skunk weighing 304kg in a black Toyota jeep with special registration number: P JHR 783 on 9th June.
In Taraba state, the statement said, NDLEA officers acting on credible intelligence on Saturday, raided the warehouse of a notorious dealer Ali Adamu at Maihula village, Bali LGA where 63 jumbo bags of cannabis sativa weighing 1,121.5 kilograms, were recovered. Same day, operatives on patrol along Gwagwalada expressway, FCT Abuja, arrested Emmanuel Nnadi and seized from him assorted illicit substances including: 30,400 pills of tramadol 225mg and 100mg; 750 pills of pregabline 300mg; 200 pills of molly; and 592 bottles of codeine-based syrup.
A large consignment of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 1,102 kilograms, was recovered around Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos on Saturday.
With the same zeal, the statement said, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.
While commending the officers, men and women of MMIA, Abia, Rivers, Kano, Kwara, Delta, Gombe, Lagos, and FCT Commands for the arrests and seizures, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd) noted their drug supply reduction efforts balanced with WADA sensitization activities while he charged them and their compatriots across the country to continue to surpass their previous records.
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