The Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) has dismantled two main cross-border drug trafficking syndicates, seizing cocaine, opioids, and different narcotics valued at billions of naira.
Following months of meticulous intelligence gathering and surveillance, NDLEA officers introduced the arrest of six people alleged to be central to the syndicates’ operations.
In response to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, these arrests are a part of the company’s ongoing dedication to fight illicit drug trafficking and safeguard nationwide safety.
The syndicates are composed of people working from varied places in Nigeria, together with Mubi in Adamawa, Onitsha in Anambra, and Lagos, in addition to Cameroonian associates.
This operation was adopted by arrests in Delta and Anambra states, the place Amaechi and Udechukwu had been additionally apprehended, marking a coordinated multi-state operation by NDLEA’s Directorate of Intelligence.
In a separate sting, NDLEA operatives arrested one other suspected ringleader, Ishola Adejumo, on the Seme border in Lagos on November 5. Adejumo was reportedly getting back from Ghana with 3.3 kilograms of cocaine and 600 grams of artificial hashish.
The arrest adopted a number of months of intelligence operations monitoring Adejumo’s alleged cross-border smuggling actions.
NDLEA’s anti-drug marketing campaign goes past these arrests, with personnel nationwide actively engaged within the Warfare Towards Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative. NDLEA officers conduct consciousness campaigns throughout faculties, workplaces, and spiritual establishments, aiming to curb drug abuse and cut back the demand that fuels trafficking networks.
NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has counseled company personnel for his or her vigilance and dedication to guard Nigerian communities, asserting that continued enforcement and schooling are key to dismantling organized drug syndicates and lowering dependancy dangers throughout the nation.
