Nigeria: NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Worth N39bn, Arrests Two Suspected Cartel Members
NDLEA said the 184.5 kg haul was its largest cocaine seizure through a courier firm and linked it to a transnational trafficking network.
- On August 13, NDLEA operatives arrested Lagos-based socialite Afolabi Kazeem Michael, known as "KC Luxury," at Murtala Muhammed International Airport as he attempted to board a business-class flight to Paris.
- NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa announced the seizure of 184.5kg of cocaine valued at about $27.7 million, stating the alleged syndicate used courier firms to transit drugs from South America to the United Kingdom and Asia.
- Intelligence led to the arrest of Lawal Kehinde, a logistics company employee allegedly involved in processing shipments. Agents recovered expensive jewelry, N100,000, €2,800, and €7,750 from the suspect's Banana Island apartment.
- The agency's legal and financial teams are pursuing prosecution and asset forfeiture. Marwa confirmed international counterparts arrested other syndicate members abroad, describing this as one of the agency's most significant investigations.
- Traffickers are increasingly abandoning traditional seaport routes for courier companies, which they view as less monitored channels. The NDLEA aims to strengthen intelligence-led operations to disrupt these evolving trafficking methods.
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NDLEA arrests Lagos socialite KC Luxury, seizes cocaine worth N39bn
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a Lagos-based socialite, Afolabi Kazeem, popularly known as KC Luxury, over a 184.5kg cocaine consignment worth about N39 billion. KC Luxury was arrested at the Lagos airport on August 13 while on his way to flee Nigeria for Paris. NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, on Tuesday, during […] NDLEA arrests Lagos socialite KC Luxury, seizes cocaine worth N39bn
NDLEA Arrests KC Luxury in ₦39bn Cocaine Trafficking Syndicate
By Lizzy Chirkpi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known online as KC Luxury, over an alleged international cocaine trafficking operation involving a 184.50-kilogramme consignment valued at about ₦39 billion on the international market. Michael, who allegedly presented himself as a social media influencer and dealer in gold, jewellery and luxury goods, was arrested at the boarding gat…
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