NDLEA Nabs Man Who Concealed Cocaine In Pendants

Oluigboka Chukwuemeka Emmanuel thought he had cleverly concealed about 2.4 kilogrammes of cocaine in pendants and female belts. But his luck ran out when he was intercepted by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement officials. The 33-year old suspect had just disembarked from a flight from Brazil when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Click to read more.

“During search, powdery substances that tested positive for cocaine were found in his bag. It took several hours to extract the cocaine from the pendants because of the complex method of concealment,” said Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA Head of Public Affairs.

The agency’s airport commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, disclosed that the drug was factory packed inside assorted pendants. He described the mode of concealment as unusual. “This mode of concealment is strange and it is the first time of discovering drugs inside jewellery,” he said.

Umar explained that the drugs were industrially packed in ear rings, buttons, necklaces, bangles as well as in female belts.

“We had to forcefully open them to recover the drugs. The entire quantity of cocaine found in the jewellery products weighed 2.472kg. One arrest has been made in connection with the seizure,” Umar said. NDLEA said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, who had lived in Brazil for over five years, is believed to be working for a suspected Brazilian-based drug syndicate.

The suspect was quoted as saying, “I needed money for the burial anniversary of my late father. As the breadwinner, everybody is looking up to me for the sponsorship of the anniversary. I have lived in Brazil for over five years but I have no money to undertake this important family responsibility. My interest was the 2,000 euros they promised to pay me”.

Oluigboka is married and has a child. He hails from Imo State. The arrest took place last week.

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N351million Worth Of Heroin Detected In Footballs And Rugs By NDLEA Sniffer Dogs

Holy smokes...!!!! N351million worth of hard drugs....

Sniffer dogs of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have detected three consignments of heroin hidden inside various sizes of balls as well as woollen carpets. The estimated street value of the drug is N351m.

PUNCH gathered that the heroin, which was imported from Pakistan through the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Shed, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, had a total weight of 29.260kg. The rug consignment of 14kg came as cargo on KLM flight while the other two consignments of balls weighing 10.230kg and 5.030kg were imported on Saudi, Arabia Airline.

According to the Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, the importers of the goods abandoned. He said, “The drug was factory packed in the cartons containing the balls. The rug concealment was also factory packed because we had to tear and unfasten to recover the drugs. Four rugs were found to contain heroin. So far, no arrest has been made but the cases are under investigation.”

The spokesman of the anti-drug agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, has vowed to incapacitate drug trafficking syndicates in the country through counter measures.

“Every drug seizure is important to us because of the value of the drugs and the fact that every seizure made advances the anti-drug campaign. This seizure is important to the country because the damage the drug would have caused cannot be quantified.

“Drug trafficking cartels may be sophisticated in drug concealment, but the seizures are indicators of Nigeria’s counter efforts. We will not relent in protecting the country from the activities of drug traffickers,” Giade stressed.

The NDLEA boss added that the agency would continue to scuttle the plans of drug barons and stop them from using Nigeria in drug trafficking.

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Drug Money: NDLEA Nabs Man Who Ingested 88 Wraps of Cocaine

 

 

Handel Omekanneji was recently arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for ingesting 88 wraps of cocaine.

The discovery was made by officials of the National Dug Law Enforcement Agency during the inward screening of passengers on an Iberia Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, confirmed the arrest. He said, “Omekanneji tested positive for drug ingestion during the inward screening of passengers. He excreted a total of 88 wraps of substance found to be cocaine, which weighed 1.550kg. The case is under investigation and he will soon be charged to court.”

Omekanneji told CRIME DIGEST that he travelled to Brazil in 1997 in search of job opportunities. He said, “When I got to Brazil in 1997, I could not get a job so I began selling clothes to survive. Although I was doing fine in business, the profit was insufficient because I am the bread winner of my family and extended family. I am not proud of what I have done but was pushed by my situation.”

The Chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, urged members of the public to partner with the agency in the campaign against drug trafficking and abuse. “We need team work to advance the fight against drug trafficking and abuse. Nigerians must consider the consequences of drug trafficking because it will ultimately lead to shame and regret,” Giade said.

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Thaddeus Izunna, Computer Village Retailer Arrested With N27m Hard Drugs

Officers of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended a 26-year old man in connection with 8.5kg of methamphetamine concealed inside metal pipes, the agency said on Tuesday.


The suspect, Afunaya Thaddeus Izunna, who is a retailer of phone accessories in Computer Village,  Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was found at the weekend to be in possession of the drug during the screening of passengers on Ethiopian airline flight to New Delhi, India.

Speaking on the arrest, the NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, said the drug was discovered when anti-narcotic officilas insisted in searching the metal pipes inside Izunna’s luggage.
According to Umar, the drug with a total weight of 8.5kg is one of the highest seizures recently recorded at the airport.

He said: “This is one of the largest seizures recorded at the Lagos airport in recent time. It was a clever mode of concealment, but I am glad we were able to detect it and the suspect apprehended. The case is under investigation.”

On the development, NDLEA Chairman, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, said: “This is a spectacular seizure because the drug was carefully concealed in a way that makes detection difficult. The significance is that a warning signal has been sent to the enemy camp that one of their best tricks is not good enough. This has been my position and order to the officers that drugs should be intercepted regardless of the mode of concealment.”

The NDLEA boss however stressed that the suspect would soon be charged to court.

Narrating hir ordeals, the suspect, Mr. Izunna who hails from Anambra State noted that he was asked to deliver the drug to somebody in India for a fee.

According to the suspect who is married with 2 children, “I am a trader. I sell phone accessories at Ikeja to take care of my wife and two children. It was a friend that gave me the metal pipes that I should take them to India for a fee. I did not know when, how and where it was packed. I was only given the bag containing the pipes”

“Unfortunately, when I got to the airport during screening, NDLEA officers discovered the drug and I was arrested. This is my first time of smuggling drugs. I hope my wife will understand and forgive men” Afunaya pleaded.

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Exclusive Photos: NDLEA destroy 61 tonnes of hard drugs in Akure

The public destruction of the hard drugs...weed, cannabis (abi, are they the same thing? :-)) took place in Akure today. Continue to see more photos...

A 25Kg bag compressed into a tablet and concealed as food item for export

A 25Kg bag compressed into a tablet and concealed as food item for export

Lighting the staff in preparation for the burning

 

Cannabis concealed in jerrycans and transported with other jerrycans containing palm oil

Mode of concealment for Cannabis...planks for export

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NDLEA, Touts Clash In Ado-Ekiti

 Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday clashed with motor park touts in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The NDLEA officials allegedly shot one of the touts, when they stormed the Ado-Ikere motor park in search of Indian hemp users.

 

The park is under the control of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). It was learnt that the tout was injured when the NDLEA operatives shot into the air to prevent the hoodlums from attacking them.

NURTW State Chairman Julius Jegede said the drivers resisted the NDLEA officials because they were uncivil in their approach.

 

Jegede urged the drivers to allow peace reign and go about their normal business. The incident caused a gridlock on the Ado-Ekiti/Akure Road for about three hours, forcing road users to explore alternative routes. Police spokesman Victor Babayemi confirmed the incident. Babayemi said: “Yes, we learnt that an intending passenger was shot at the park during the raid by the NDLEA, but nobody died.” - via Tribune

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SHOCKING! Mother Of 6 Arrested With Cocaine Worth N10M At Port Harcourt International Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a mother of six, identified as Mrs Adaba Onitemi, who ingested 839 grams of substance believed to be cocaine, valued at about N10 million, at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

Mrs Onitemi, 54 and a widow was arrested while attempting to board a London-bound Lufthansa Airline, following suspicion by operatives of the NDLEA at the Airport about 8:30p.m on May 23.

NDLEA Commander, Port Harcourt International Airport, Olutekunbi Davies, who disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday, said the suspect was taken to the military hospital in the state capital where she was found to have ingested the substance.

On May 23 , 2012, at about 8:30p.m, a female drug suspect, Mrs Adaba Sekinatu Onitemi, 54, was arrested while attempting to board a Lufthansa Airline on her way to London via Frankfurt.

“She was taken to Military Hospital Port Harcourt where the X-ray scanner used on her proved positive for ingestion of substances suspected to be cocaine. She has since then excreted 58 wraps weighing 839grammes,” Davies said.

The NDLEA commander disclosed that the substance would be valued about N10million, pointing out that no fewer than three drug suspects had been arrested in similar circumstances at the airport in the last two years.

Speaking further, Davies explained that the agency had pulled out its detecting machines at the airport due to ongoing renovation work at the airport, saying the situation had posed some challenges in tracking drug peddlers, but noted that its operatives were well trained to rise to any given occasion.

Davies further disclosed that suspected drug peddlers now concealed such illicit items in processed food cans to avoid being detected, which was why the agency was using sniffer dogs, saying, “the present chairman of the NDLEA has zero tolerance for compromise and any of our men found wanting will be shown the way out.”

Although, the suspect maintained a studied silence when newsmen attempted to get her comments, an operative of the NDLEA, who claimed had chatted with her, told newsmen that 54-year old Mrs Onitemi was a mother of six and that she lost her husband in 1999

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