The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Qatar Airways flight passenger going to Oman, Agbo Celestine Tochukwu, with a consignment of 58 parcels of skunk weighing 29.10kgs while undergoing processes to board his flight at the terminal 11 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
Tochukwu, in his statement, claimed he relocated to Oman on May 6, 2023, and has been working as hotel attendant in Oman before venturing into drug trafficking.
The NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Babafemi added that 2,197 kilograms of skunk were recovered in four interdiction operations in parts of Ondo State within four days.
He said 1,165.5kgs were seized in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday, October 25, adding that a consignment of 691kgs were recovered from Ukugu forest in Ipele the on Tuesday, October 24.
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“A suspect, Ifeanyi Abuguja, 32, was arrested with 87kgs of same substance on Monday 23rd October at Agula Road, Ogbese, Akure North LGA, while 253.5kgs were recovered at Ogbese market in Akure North LGA on Thursday 26th October,” the NDLEA spokesman stated.
He disclosed that two suspects – Ayo Dele, 19, and Olaitan Ahmed, 23 – were arrested with 160 grams of cannabis at a drug joint at the Nalende area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Sunday, October 22.
The NDLEA spokesperson noted that a follow-up operation at their warehouse in the same area led to the recovery of 332kgs of the same substance.
While commending the officers of the anti-drug agency for the arrests and seizures, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), urged them and their compatriots across all formations of the agency to maintain the offensive action tempo and strive to surpass previous records while maintaining a balance with their drug demand reduction efforts.
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