US EditionNigeria: NDLEA Smashes Drug Syndicate, Arrests Real Estate CEO, Grandma, Ivorian Mule
NDLEA arrested 20 suspects including a real estate CEO and intercepted 3,200 tramadol capsules, cannabis, and cocaine in raids targeting transnational drug syndicates.
- NDLEA intensified coordinated raids earlier this month, uncovering drug smuggling schemes at MAKIA and Seme border across multiple states.
- NDLEA attributed the sweep to processed intelligence targeting smuggling routes, arresting Kolapo Oladapo Raji after sustained surveillance on Thursday at his Safe Court Apartment residence.
- At the Seme border, officers exposed an ingeniously concealed shipment as Rabi Muhammad hid 3,200 tramadol capsules in a pink-coloured calabash, while Michael Gohouri excreted 82 cocaine wraps after a body scan at MAKIA.
- Seizures included 170,900 bottles of codeine-based syrup at Port Harcourt Ports Complex and four large bags containing 19.20 kilograms of cannabis during a residence search, NDLEA said.
- Profits and cross-border routes underpinned the syndicate's operations, with one courier to be paid 5,000 Euros for delivery, exploiting routes to Europe and regional markets.
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