Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, a constructing engineer, whereas making an attempt to obtain illicit medication hid in imported strain machines.
This was confirmed in a press release signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the Company’s web site on Sunday.
In keeping with the assertion, the arrest occurred on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Okeyson Motor Park in Enugu. Inya, 42, was apprehended when he arrived to gather three strain machines containing 7.4 kilogrammes of Loud, an artificial pressure of hashish.
The assertion mentioned, “Operatives of the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company, NDLEA, arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, who claims to be a constructing engineer whereas making an attempt to take supply of illicit consignments hid in strain machines imported from South Africa.
“The 42-year-old was arrested on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Okeyson Motor Park, Enugu, when he confirmed as much as gather three models of strain machines, inside which have been hidden parcels of Loud, an artificial pressure of hashish, weighing 7.4 kilogrammes.”
The illicit consignments arrived at Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport in Lagos on November 29, 2024. Performing on intelligence, NDLEA’s MMIA Strategic Command tracked the cargo via customs clearance to a logistics warehouse exterior the airport. The meant assortment level was unexpectedly moved to Enugu, the place Inya was arrested throughout a follow-up operation.
The assertion added, “The consignments arrived at Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos import shed on November 29, 2024. Following credible intelligence, officers of the MMIA Strategic Command of the Company monitored the cargo via the clearing course of to a logistics firm’s warehouse exterior the airport, the place it was to be collected by the consignee.
“Nevertheless, the importer modified the purpose of assortment to Enugu on the final minute. In consequence, NDLEA operatives, in a follow-up operation in Enugu, arrested Inya when he confirmed as much as gather the consignments.”
In a associated operation on December 6, NDLEA officers in Adamawa State seized 511,000 tablets of tramadol from a Siena car close to Hildi, Askira Uba.
The car’s occupants deserted the automobile after noticing they have been being pursued by NDLEA operatives.
The assertion mentioned, “No fewer than 511,000 tablets of tramadol have been recovered from a Siena car at Hildi, Askira Uba, in Adamawa State by NDLEA operatives on patrol alongside the highway within the early hours of Friday, December 6. The occupants of the car made a detour upon sighting the NDLEA group and, after a distance, deserted the car with the consignments once they realised the operatives have been on their path.”
In Ekiti State, two suspects, Olanrewaju Alale, 48, and Babatunde Kayode Ijadahun, 55, have been arrested on the Ise-Emure Highway whereas transporting 1,323 kilogrammes of hashish in a J5 bus.
The assertion added, “In Ekiti State, two suspects, Olanrewaju Alale, 48, and Babatunde Kayode Ijadahun, 55, have been arrested alongside Ise-Emure Highway in a J5 bus marked EPE 958 XJ whereas transporting 108 jumbo baggage of hashish weighing 1,323 kilogrammes to Owo, Ondo State. From there, they claimed the consignment can be moved to the North for distribution. One other suspect, Adekunle Yusuf, 33, was nabbed by NDLEA operatives with 704 kilogrammes of the identical psychoactive substance, hid in white sacks on Friday, December 6, at Idere Highway, Igboora, Oyo State.”
Additional arrests came about in Lagos State. On December 6, NDLEA operatives apprehended a 65-year-old grandmother, Ramata Bola Adeyemo, at 62 Odunfa Road, Lagos Island, recovering 20.6 litres of codeine-based syrup. Moreover, on December 5, Alhaji Lawan Manga was arrested on Ogundana Road, Ikeja, with 4.7 kilogrammes of hashish and 1.3 kilograms of tramadol.
The assertion mentioned, “In Lagos, a grandmother, 65-year-old Ramata Bola Adeyemo, was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday, December 6, at 62 Odunfa Road, Lagos Island, the place 20.6 litres of codeine-based syrup have been recovered from her.
“Additionally arrested in Lagos was Alhaji Lawan Manga, who was picked up at Ogundana Road, Ikeja, on Thursday, December 5, with 4.7 kg of hashish and 1.3 kg of tramadol.”
