A Lagos-based car extra portions broker, Levi Ubodoeze, has been arrested by means of operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company for making an attempt to export two kilograms of cocaine non-transperant in car propellers to Angola.
The company’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a remark on Sunday.
The remark learn, “Slightly 3 weeks next launching a manhunt for him, operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company have arrested car extra portions broker Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze over a contemporary try to export two kilograms of cocaine non-transperant in car propellers to Angola.
“Following the seizure of the cocaine consignment at a logistics corporate in Aspanda, Industry Truthful Advanced, Ojo branch of Lagos on February 21, 2025, rapid touch used to be made with Angolan government, who in flip arrested the intended recipient of the illicit drug in Angola, next which the identification of the sender used to be exposed.
“As a result, NDLEA operatives, on Thursday, March 6, tracked Ubodoeze to his house in the Ago Palace Way area of Isolo, Lagos, where he was caught in a KIA Sport Utility Vehicle trying to escape.”
A seek of the car reportedly resulted in the cure of a immense lot of phenacetin, a chopping agent for cocaine, weighing 75.50 kilograms, packaged and branded as semolina. A virtual scale impaired for weighing illicit medication used to be additionally recovered from his space.
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In his confession, Ubodoeze reportedly admitted to his involvement within the cocaine industry era promoting motor extra portions at Ladipo Marketplace, Mushin, Lagos.
“He stated that the supposed recipient of the illicit consignment in Angola alerted him the moment he was arrested, hence his bid to evacuate his house and flee from the area shortly before NDLEA officers swooped on him,” the remark learn.
In every other operation, NDLEA operatives intercepted a business truck within the Ojo branch of Lagos Environment on March 7, chief to the arrest of 2 suspects, China Michael and Igbo Ekene.
The truck used to be reportedly transporting 248 compressed blocks of Ghanaian Deafening, a potent pressure of hashish, weighing 128 kilograms, which used to be non-transperant within the underbelly of the truck.
In the meantime, 3 suspects — Osinachi Nwachukwu, Tochukwu Okafor Christian, and John Ugochukwu Mbakwe — had been arrested the similar life at Mosalasi Junction, Mushin, with 301,600 drugs of tramadol and alternative opioids.
Babafemi added that during Kano Environment, 65-year-old Yahaya Haruna used to be arrested on sixth March with 19.2 kilograms of skunk, era every other suspect, Musa Bello, 60, used to be arrested with 212 bottles of codeine-based syrup.
On March 4, NDLEA operatives raided the place of dwelling and attic of 1 Blessing Okoronkwo in Aba, Abia Environment, improving 442,594 drugs of tramadol and alternative opioids, in addition to 1,274 bottles of codeine syrup.
The company’s efforts additionally resulted in a number of arrests in Osun, Benue, and Edo states.
Babafemi detectable that during Benue Environment, 50,000 drugs of tramadol and Exol-5 had been recovered from two suspects, Nwaeze Onyeabor, 47, and Tombo Thomas, 23, on fifth March when their car used to be intercepted by means of NDLEA operatives at Ugbema Junction, Katsina Ala.
In Osun, 50-year-old Asimiyu Muibi used to be arrested on 4th March with 162 kilograms of skunk at Modakeke, era 95 kilograms of the similar substance had been recovered from a Toyota Camry, marked KSF 72 GW, right through a raid in Ede the similar life.
On March 5, a suspect, Etim Esien Stephen, 55, used to be arrested following a raid on a hashish farm in Igueben, Edo Environment, the place 9,514.625 kilograms of skunk had been destroyed on 3.805846 hectares of hashish field.
PUNCH On-line previous reported that NDLEA operatives additionally exposed a cargo of cannabis-infused chocolates meant on the market in a youngsters’s bundle positioned at 46 Ogunlana Force, within the Surulere branch of Lagos Environment.
Babafemi disclosed that the consignment, imported from the UK on February 27, used to be destined for Kiddies Mart however used to be intercepted upon arrival.
He added that Adedamola Taylor, the recipient of the cargo who claimed the consignment used to be despatched to him by means of his UK-based brother, Babatunde Alabi, used to be arrested next a freight agent related him to the unlawful items.
Additional investigation reportedly resulted in the arrest of Musurat Lawal, recognized because the operator of Kiddies Mart.