Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazil based drug kingpin, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, and intercepted thirty-six blocks of cocaine, weighing twenty-seven point nine-five kilograms with a street value of over eight billion naira at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The drug lord, Enwereaku, who allegedly leads a syndicate, was arrested at the airport for importing the cocaine using their organized criminal gang, which specializes in tagging and planting drugs in innocent travellers’ luggage.
A statement by the agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said based on intelligence, narcotic agents at the airport intercepted a bag that arrived the airport from GRU, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Ethiopian airline with baggage tag No- ET331199 on May eight, 2021 but was disclaimed by an arriving passenger on the flight.
The disclaimed bag was promptly secured by NDLEA operatives for investigation.
According to the statement, on May ninth, 2021, a man, who came to the airport to make inquiry on how to get the disclaimed bag released was promptly arrested for investigation.
The statement disclosed that the disclaimed bag was opened in the presence of the arriving passenger and the man, who came to negotiate the release of the disputed bag and thirty-six blocks of cocaine, was found inside it.
During preliminary interrogation, he confessed to have been contracted by his Ethiopian associate, who is a notorious drug baron to claim and push out the consignment in Lagos.
He further admitted to have paid the twenty-four thousand; five hundred dollars bribe in three tranches to compromise NDLEA officers.
Speaking, the chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the MMIA Command of the agency, Ahmadu Garba, his officers and men for their diligence and resilience in following up every lead in the case until the kingpin was successfully arrested.
He termed the latest arrest as a clear indication that they will come for those, who will not back out of the criminal trade.
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