Showing posts with label drug trafficking. Show all posts
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Desperados!!! These Woman Smuggled Cocaine Using Their Private Parts

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You will wonder the extent some people can go to make money. Above are the photos of two women caught with cocaine stuffed in their private parts at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Alaka Deburah Uzoma, 47, was found with 1.180 kilogrammes of cocaine as she inserted 260 grammes of substance in her private part and also ingested 60 wraps weighing 920 grammes.

The second suspect, Mrs. Chukwujekwu Chinyere Priscilla, 45 was caught with 1.455 kilogrammes of cocaine as she packed 59 wraps on her body, inserted one parcel weighing 1.285 kilogrammes in her vagina and ingested ten wraps weighing 170 grams.
They both claimed they ventured in to drug trafficking because their husbands abandoned them.They were en route China.
They should be ashmed of the shame and disgraced they have brought to themselvs and their family.
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60year old pastor arrested with hard drugs worth N609m at Lagos airport

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Everyday for the thief but one day for the owner. A 60 year old resident pastor of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim at Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun Lagos, Prophet Micheal Raji, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA over unlawful attempt to export of 174 kilogrammes of hard narcotic drugs worth N609 million to South Africa.

Prophet Raji, believed to be a member of a drug trafficking syndicate, concealed 91kg of Methamphetamine and 83kg of Ephedrine with an estimated street value of N609 million in different foodstuffs tied in polythene bags.

According to Vanguard, Prophet Michael Raji was arrested with the drug at the cargo section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) during pre-shipment examination.

A statement by NDLEA says he was found with three international passports bearing his name with his picture
“Preliminary investigation has indicated that the 60 year old suspect Michael Raji is a top member of a drug syndicate operating in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. The pastor had three international passports bearing his photographs. One of the passports bears the name Michael Raji while the other two bear the name Kadigun Fatah Ola. It was equally discovered that the church premises where he ministers also serves as a warehouse for narcotics,” NDLEA said. Speaking on his arrest, the NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar said “I can tell you that this suspect is a smooth operator but we have uncovered his bag of tricks. The drugs were brought to the airport for export to South Africa where it was detected. Investigation eventually traced the movement of the drugs to his church premises where he was arrested,” Hamza stated.
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'I Wanted To Raise Money For My Wedding' - Caught Drug Trafficker Confesses

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 Chike pauline (pictured above) was caught by the NDLEA on Monday during a screening of passengers on Rwanda Air flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with one kilogramme of substance suspected to be methamphetamine.

 The Aba-based businessman was arrested on his way to Bujumbura, Burundi. On what pushed him into the drug trafficking business, he said he is a hardworking man, and that luck was just against him as he was pushed into the business because he wanted to raise money for his wedding billed for December.

“I am a patent medicine dealer in Aba, Abia State. My arrest is very unfortunate because I am a hardworking person.“I was deceived into drug trafficking because I was desperate to perform my marriage ceremony by the end of the year.''“I was optimistic that I will not be arrested, but things did not go according to my expectation.“What must I do to set myself free from this predicament?” Chike asked with the hopes of being discharged before his proposed wedding.
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SHOCKING!!! Five-Year-Old Boy Tests Positive For Cocaine

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Hard drugs like Cocaine have been known to cause various havoc to matured adults and hence they are barred but it is shocking that a 5 year old boy belonging to the above couple tested positive to cocaine.The kid was found with a bag of the class A drug in his parents car. Police found the youngster in Ventura County, California, while investigating his dad Marco Cuevas over alleged cocaine deals and knew something was wrong with him.

His father, Cuevas, 31 was later found with several ounces of cocaine on him, with another half-pound found in the car, while is mom Sandy, 29 looked on.

$10,000 was also found on his father, which is believed to be suspected drug proceeds. The couple were both arrested on the spot. Guns seized: Some of the firearms police say were found at the Cuevos’ house
A search of the couple’s home also turned up cannabis, hundreds of prescription pills, and another $75,000 in cash. 16 guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition were also recovered from their home.

The five-year-old boy has however been taken into protective custody along with two other children.
Both Mr and Mrs Cuevas have been accused of selling, conspiracy to sell cocaine and child endangerment.

Ceuvas is being held in custody on $1 million bail, while his wife has been released on bail and awaiting trial.
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Car Parts Dealer Excretes 52 Wraps Of Cocaine

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 Anabaronye Ken, a car parts dealer from Imo State but based in Lagos has been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials after he excreted 52 wraps of cocaine at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

 He was arrested as he was about to board a flight to France en route Milan, Italy. It took Ken four days to excrete all the drugs from his system, according to reports.

When interrogated, Ken said he went into the business to better the life of his family and prayed that he be released on time so he can witness the birth of his unborn child as his pregnant wife is due to give birth soon. 

"I sell motor spare parts, but at present I have no shop and my wife is pregnant, about to give birth to our first child. I got myself involved in drug trafficking to take care of my family. I ingested 52 wraps of cocaine for a fee of E4,000.

 I sincerely plead for mercy. My greatest desire is to be released from custody before my wife’s delivery date,” he said.


Chairman of NDLEA, Mr Ahmadu Giade while speaking about the arrest suggested stiffer penalties for drug trafficking culprits so as to deter others from engaging in the crime .

"In addition to public enlightenment, stiffer penalties are effective means of addressing the problem of illicit drug trafficking and abuse. It will assist in the drastic reduction of the financial attraction of drug trafficking  in and out of the country.” Source
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Greedy Business Woman Who Invested N2.3m In Cocaine Business Caught

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This is greed at its best. How can someone who has N2.3M to invest on a business choose to invest in cocaine business?Definitely she wants to live in a big house and drive good cars as soon as possible.I hope she will do all that in prison .

A 38-year-old business woman, Ulomma Ezeji, made a confession on how she invested a whopping sum of N2.3m into buying cocaine with the hope that she would make profit from the sales.

Ezeji was arrested at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and made this confession to officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after her arrest.

Ezeji who was on her way to turkey was caught with 645 grammes of cocaine hidden in her hand bag during the outward screening of passengers on a Turkish airline flight. The flight was Turkey-bound.

Mr. Hamza Umar, NDLEA Airport Commander, confirmed the arrest.

He said, “Ezeji was found in possession of powdery substance that tested positive to cocaine on her way to Turkey.

“We also gathered that she had invested N2.3m into the drug  business in anticipation of making high profit. The drug, which was carefully hidden in her hand bag, was detected during screening of passengers.”

Ezeji, a native of Imo state, said she was convinced by her boyfriend to invest in drug trafficking because of the high profit in it.

She said, “I am a trader. I import ladies hand bags, shoes and clothes, but I make little profit in my business. My boyfriend told me that I can make four times my capital in one successful drug deal.

“He has been persuading me for long. I decided to give it a trial to expand my capital base. I invested N2.3m in the deal.

“Somebody was to receive the drug in Turkey and give me my share of the money with which I had planned to buy goods in France.”

The NDLEA Chairman, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, said that those who wished to make money from drug trafficking would end up like Ezeji.

 He said, “The agency is not oblivious of the tricks employed by drug traffickers. As the end of the year approaches, we are prepared to counter all plans of drug cartels. Anyone planning to smuggle drugs in anticipation of becoming rich will only end up in prison.” 
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NDLEA Seizes N72m Worth Of Cocaine At Lagos International Airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has seized 364 wraps of high-grade Brazilian cocaine, weighing 6.490kg and valued at about N72m.

The NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said yesterday that the seizure was made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

He added that a 32-year-old suspect, Francis Bawaba, was arrested in connection with the discovery which was made during the inward screening of passengers on an Etihad flight.

The wraps of cocaine were said to have been prepared for ingestion and hidden inside Bawaba’s hand luggage.
NDLEA Lagos Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, also confirmed the arrest.

He said, “Our investigation has revealed that the suspect took off from Malpensa, Milan. Bawaba picked up the drug while on transit at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

“He has given us very useful information that we are already working on.”

Lamenting the hardship his arrest would portend for his pregnant wife and children, Bawaba said, “This is my first time of smuggling drugs. I was lured with an offer of N3.3m.

“I formerly worked in construction sites in Madrid where I was based; that was how I earned a living.
“Since the global economic meltdown, it has been difficult securing a job.
 I collected the drug while at Abu Dhabi on my way from Milan. It never occurred to me that I could be caught in Nigeria.”

Bawaba said he had planned to invest N3.3m which had been promised him as payment, in business.
The father of two added, “I have been unable to eat since my arrest because I don’t know how my pregnant wife and kids will cope without my financial support.”

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Mr. Ahmadu Giade, said the agency would continue to seek the maximum penalty for drug-trafficking offences.

He said, “The essence of punishment is to correct the offender and deter people from indulging in a crime. Drug trafficking demands stiffer punishment to serve as a deterrent because of the high profit it generates.”


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Student Arrested With Cocaine At The New Enugu International Airport

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 A few weeks after the jubilation that greeted the commencement of international flights at the newly upgraded Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State; the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made its first arrest and cocaine seizure.

 The suspect, Chizoba Anselem Nwabuwa(above) 32 year-old 400 Levels Fine and Applied Arts student was apprehended during the inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian flight from Brazil enroute Addis-Ababa.

 He was found to have ingested liquid cocaine packed inside male condoms.

The head of the NDLEA at the Enugu Airport, Mr Nsikak-Abasi Udoh who confirmed the arrest said that the suspect excreted 25 wraps of a liquid that tested positive for cocaine. “The suspect excreted twenty-five (25) wraps of liquid substance.

 When tested with the United Nations drug testing kit, it tested positive for cocaine weighing 1.250kg.

 This first arrest and seizure is exciting to us because we just commenced operations” Nsikak-Abasi stated.

According to the suspect, “I am a 400 level student of Fine & Applied Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.

 I wanted to use the half a million naira (N500,000) they promised to pay me in developing my Art Gallery. They assured me in Brazil that authorities will not be able to detect liquid cocaine, so I was confident. Unfortunately, things have turned-out the other way.

 I regret my involvement in drug trafficking”. Chizoba who is single hails from Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA Ahmadu Giade expressed satisfaction with the arrest. In his words, “the Agency accords high priority attention to all the airports.

 We shall continue to up-scale our operations at the airports and prevent drug trafficking syndicates from using the nation’s airports”.

Giade urged members of the public to pursue legitimate businesses at all times noting that a good name is far better than ill-gotten wealth.

The suspect is expected to be charged to cut.
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Drug trafficker arrested again, says ''i need money to get married''

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 Nnaemeka Benjamin, A 36-year-old man, who is standing trial after he was caught smuggling cocaine, but was granted bail by the court.

 Shocking enough, Nnaemeka Benjamin, has been arrested again for the same offence. 

During investigation, Nnaemeka,  who has excreted the drugs he ingested, said:
“I am long overdue to marry but I have no wife.

 I know that what I did is bad but it is due to unemployment. I was first arrested in 2009 when I went to Brazil to smuggle Cocaine.

 When I came out on bail, there was no job for me to do. Although my case with the NDLEA is pending in court; I decided to try again hoping that this time i will get lucky.

"This time around they promised to pay me four million naira. My intention was to settle down because I want to be working rather than staying idle.

 I am still single at my age. It is not that I do not want to be married but there is no money and no job.”

The accused, who is standing trial for Cocaine smuggling at the Lagos High Court, Ikoyi, was re-arrested with 1.820kg of heroin by officials of the NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

Nnaemeka, in his confessional statement, is insisting that he went back to drug trafficking because he couldn't find a better job to do to enable him gather money for marriage.

NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar said "He excreted a total of 100 wraps weighing 1.820kg.”

He will be charged to court a again and it seems there will be no bail for him this time.
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Drugs Agency Arrests London Bound Suspects With 175 Wraps Of Cocaine


Hardly any week goes by at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos without witnessing the arrest of suspected drug couriers as two suspects, Ugochukwu Nwafor and Chidozie Okonkwo were recently arrested by law enforcement agents there for attempting to smuggle 2.880 kg of a substance believed to be cocaine out of the country.
The duo were found to have ingested 175 wraps of the hard drug during the screening of outbound passengers on a British Airways flight to London.
According to the commander of the National Drug Law Emnforcement Agency at the MMIA, Mr. Hamza Umar, while confirming the arrest, said the suspects were caught after an alarm was triggered by the scanning machines.
“The suspects tested positive to drug ingestion and were placed under observation. Nwafor ingested 73 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.395kg while Okonkwo ingested 102 wraps weighing 1.485kg. They were detected on the same flight,” Hamza said.
Nwafor, 37, a phone dealer at the computer village, Ikeja, who resides at Igando, said a friend lured him into the business. “I used to be a successful businessman until I made a wrong investment three years ago in which I lost over N3.5m in China. As a result of the loss, I became indebted and was lured into drug trafficking by a friend,” Nwafor confessed.
Okonkwo, who claimed to have a Master’s degree in Innovative Management from the British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce in London and resides in East London blamed his lack of a job for his present predicament: “I was only trying to make ends meet. I live in East London where I had my post-graduate studies but joblessness turned me into another man. It was a tough decision for me to smuggle drugs but I really needed the £5000 I was offered. I feel bad that things have turned this way for me. It is like a dream.”
Both suspects who are said to be cooperating with narcotic investigators, would have been paid £4,000 (Nwafor) and £5,000 (Okonkwo), respectively had they successfully trafficked the drugs into Britain.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade attributed the involvement of a master’s degree holder in drug trafficking to moral decadence. “Parents should inculcate good morals in their children; I urge members of the public to eschew drug trafficking by joining the anti-drug abuse and trafficking crusade. Arrangements are in place for the suspects to be charged in line with the NDLEA Act,” he said.
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Eight Nigerians to Celebrate Sallah Behind Bars after being Caught with 10.635kg of Drugs

As the citizens of the country are gearing up for this year’s Sallah celebrations, some eight Nigerians will most certainly not be joining in the celebrations. These Nigerians were apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday for allegedly smuggling about 10.635 kilogrammes of narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA)Lagos.

Amongst the drug suspects apprehended was one Mr. Tembo Gideon ,aka Benson Okechukwu, who was travelling to Thailand with about 2.522kilogrammes of methamphetamine tactically hidden inside local fabrics called Aso-Oke.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr Hamza Umar, while speaking on the arrest, pointed out that the suspects were arrested with various kind of drugs ranging from cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin among others. According to Umar, the breakdown of drugs recovered included “4.460kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 4.030kilogrammes of heroin and 2.145 kilogrammes of cocaine. Apart from one of the suspects caught attempting to smuggle 3.455kilogrammes of heroin from India, others were going outside the country with different quantities of drugs”
Meanwhile, chairman of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade in his Sallah message urged members of the public to desist from smuggling drugs and criminal acts capable of truncating their God ordained destinies: “It is sad that these suspected drug traffickers are behind bars when they ought to be with their families this festive season. Drug trafficking and other criminal acts will only lead to misery, shame and unfulfilled dreams.”
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WORLD RECORD:How Single Mother, 4 Other Drug Suspects Swallowed 398 Wraps of Narcotics.



A 28 year old single mother and four other suspected drug traffickers have been apprehended over alleged ingestion of 398 wraps of narcotics. The drugs weighing 7.1kg consist of 1.1kg of methamphetamine and 6kg of cocaine. The suspects were caught by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja.

NDLEA Commander at the Abuja Airport, Mr Hamisu Lawan gave the names of the suspects as Udoka Peace Egbuchelam, 28 year old single mother who ingested 73 wraps of methamphetamine weighing 1.1kg; Ezechi Chinedu Nwabueze, 45 years old who ingested 95 wraps of cocaine weighing 2kg and Uzoukwu Uzomba Joel, 54 years old who ingested 85 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.5kg. Others are Obiora Boniface Okechukwu 36 years old who ingested 91 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.6kg and Eze Onyebuchi Everest 32 years old who swallowed 54 wraps of cocaine weighing 900 grammes.

According to Hamisu, apart from Udoka Peace Egbuchelam and Ezechi Chinedu Nwabueze who were to board Ethiopian Airline flights to Malaysia and Istanbul other suspects were caught during inward screening of passengers.

The only female among the five suspects said that she wanted enough money to pay for tuition fees of her 5 year old daughter. In her words, “I wanted to pay the school fees of my daughter. Since my arrest, I have been worried because I do not know how she is coping without me. The people that gave me the drug promised to pay me the sum of 2,700 dollars” Udoka stated. Udoka Peace Egbuchelam hails from Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo State. She attended Nza Central School Uzobulu and Girls Secondary School Uzobulu.

Ezechi Chinedu Nwabueze a trader that sells shirts in Benin Republic ingested 95 wraps of cocaine weighing 2kg. He hails from Uzowani Local Government Area of Enugu State. “I am the only child of my parents. My problem began when my shop got burnt and nobody was willing to help me. I was to deliver the drugs in Istanbul, Turkey” he stated.

Another suspect, Uzoukwu Uzomba Joel left Brazil with 85 wraps of cocaine weighing
 1.5kg in his stomach. His reason for smuggling cocaine according to him is frustration and sickness. He left Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Doha, Cairo and Abuja. Other suspects that attempted smuggling drugs from Brazil are Obiora Boniface Okechukwu and Eze Onyebuchi Everest.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade said that the single mother would have been killed if she was caught outside the country because of the capital punishment for drugs in Malaysia. He urged members of the public to avoid drug trafficking. “We are happy to prevent the untimely death of another Nigerian over drug trafficking” Giade stated.
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Cocaine Hidden In Pendants Found At Lagos Airport(photos)

 Oluigboka Chukwuemeka Emmanuel thought he had cleverly concealed about 2.4 kilogrammes of cocaine in pendants and female belts.But his luck ran out when he was intercepted by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement officials.

The 33-year old suspect had just disembarked from a flight from Brazil when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.

“During search, powdery substances that tested positive for cocaine were found in his bag. It took several hours to extract the cocaine from the pendants because of the complex method of concealment,” said Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA Head of Public Affairs.

The agency’s airport commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, disclosed that the drug was factory packed inside assorted pendants. He described the mode of concealment as unusual.

“This mode of concealment is strange and it is the first time of discovering drugs inside jewellery,” he said.
Umar explained that the drugs were industrially packed in ear rings, buttons, necklaces, bangles as well as in female belts.“We had to forcefully open them to recover the drugs. The entire quantity of cocaine found in the jewellery products weighed 2.472kg. One arrest has been made in connection with the seizure,” Umar said.

NDLEA said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, who had lived in Brazil for over five years, is believed to be working for a suspected Brazilian-based drug syndicate.
The suspect was quoted as saying, “I needed money for the burial anniversary of my late father. 

 As the breadwinner, everybody is looking up to me for the sponsorship of the anniversary. I have lived in Brazil for over five years but I have no money to undertake this important family responsibility. My interest was the 2,000 euros they promised to pay me”.

Oluigboka is married and has a child. He hails from Imo State. The arrest took place last week.Chairman and Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, was quoted as saying: “Although drug barons are becoming more desperate, the agency is determined to frustrate their efforts.
 This seizure is yet an indication that drug traffickers can go to any length in hiding their drugs from law enforcement agents”.The NDLEA boss also called for more public support in the anti-narcotic campaign.“The suspect will soon be charged to court,” NDLEA said.


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