November 27, 2024
NDLEA: Importer of N6bn insurgents dr#g arrested after six months on the run

NDLEA: Importer of N6bn insurgents dr#g arrested after six months on the run

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A principal suspect in the importation of 451,807 c@ptagon tablets weighing 79.119kg in September, 2021 at Apapa Seaport Lagos, Nwoku Princewill Uche, 36, has been taken into custody after six months on the run.

According to Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, c@ptagon tablets also known as Jihadist dr#g, the consignment was the first ever recorded seizure of c@ptagon in West and Central African Sub-Region.

He said that the suspect claimed to have met his employer on LinkedIn while he was paid N5m to clear the container. He then used a third party bank account to process the Form M for the clearing of the illicit consignment.

Recall that in September, 2021, NDLEA had intercepted N6bn worth of insurgents’ dr*gs hidden in machines at the Apapa Seaport.

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