NDLEA Uncovers Cocaine In Palm Kernel Oil Cans, Arrests Suspects

By Micheal Chukwuebuka 

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate in high stakes intelligence led operations that lasted three weeks during which cocaine consignments concealed in tins of palm kernel extract heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted and the warehouse where the shipments are packaged, raided leading to the arrest of the kingpin.

Other arrests include 28-year-old Aisha Adamu operating between the North East and Chad arrested in possession of 4.3 kilograms of Colorado, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis.
Meanwhile, pastor in charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Sea Beach, Sakpo Afolabi Hodonu, 45, and his wife, Mrs Success Hodonu, 35 , were arrested with blocks of skunk weighing 11kg concealed in hidden parts of their vehicle.
Another is a fake security agent Sunday Samuel, 35, conveying 24.5kg skunk from Seme border to Lagos.

At Adamawa state, trailer was intercepted transporting 48,000 pills of tramadol. While 60-year-old Idiatu Oladejo was caught with 15kg skunk in Isale Osun, Osogbo, Osun state. In Akure, Ondo state 351 kilograms of skunk and its seeds were recovered. 28,600 capsules of tramadol seized from a 66-year-old Aminu Usman Gembu at Aliade, Benue state.

While in Edo state, a suspect Roland Owie’s warehouse was raided, and 1,378 kilograms of skunk recovered.

40 year old notorious drug dealer, Ayantola Omodunmomi (a.k.a Iya Elle) was arrested at Eleta area of Ibadan with 45.6kg of drugs in her warehouse.

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) also praised NDLEA’S counterparts in all the commands across the country for pursuing a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

These successful operations are a testament to the Agency’s evolving intelligence capabilities and the unwavering commitment to discouraging the supply lines of drug cartels; whether they hide behind the legitimate businesses, religious titles or complex concealment methods.