***NDLEA Busts Multi-Million Drug Rings
A shocking drug smuggling attempt was thwarted as Ezeokoli Sylva, a 59-year-old Nigerian businessman, was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with 700 grams of cocaine buried in his stomach.
After 35 years in Brazil, Sylva was caught by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives on Friday, November 29, upon arrival from São Paulo via Ethiopian Airlines.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi revealed that a body scan detected foreign objects inside Sylva. “He expelled 29 wraps of cocaine during excretion observation,” Babafemi said. Sylva admitted purchasing the drugs in Brazil to resell in Nigeria, hoping to boost his business capital.
In a massive crackdown, NDLEA intercepted two drug consignments bound for the UK on November 26, with 200 grams of cocaine hidden in local fabrics and 110 grams of pentazocine injections in cartons.
In Kano, three suspects—Jamilu Adamu (38), Umar Musa (32), and Bunu Ali (27)—were arrested on November 28 with 2,000 ampoules of pentazocine and over 3 million pills of exol-5 along Zaria Road.
NDLEA operatives also seized 2,120 kilograms of “Ghanaian Loud,” a potent cannabis strain, at Ilesan Beach, Lagos, arresting Onibogi Muftau and impounding four vehicles. Earlier, 472 kilograms of the same substance were seized in Ogun State.
In Edo State, a raid on November 28 led to the arrest of Monday Onyenemue (60) and Evans Omogiede (42) with 185.6 kilograms of cannabis and a Toyota Previa van in Benin City.
The NDLEA continued its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign with sensitization lectures at schools and markets across Nigeria. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, praised the agency’s operatives for their relentless efforts in combating drug trafficking and abuse.
“These operational successes demonstrate our commitment to eradicating drug trafficking and abuse,” Marwa said.
(nationalupdate.ng)