NDLEA nabs intending pilgrims with cocaine consignments in Lagos

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday arrested four intending pilgrims as they prepared to consume wraps of cocaine before takeoff

In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday, Director of Media and Advocacy for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, described how the arrest came about, stating that its agents had searched the Emerald Hotel in the Ladipo neighborhood of Oshodi, Lagos State, where some of the intended pilgrims were staying.

Ayinla Kemi, 34, Usman Kamorudeen, 31, Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46, and Fatai Yekini, 38, are among the people detained during the intelligence-led operation.

When NDLEA agents raided the four suspects' rooms, they were holed up in two rooms of the hotel, where they had prepared 200 kg of cocaine pellets for ingestion.

Between the two rooms, 100 wraps of the Class A drug were found, for a total of 200 wraps of cocaine that were taken into custody. Each of the two suspects was required to ingest 100 wraps.

Brig Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Retd), Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, praised the commander, officers, and men of the Lagos State Command of NDLEA, which carried out the operation.

He stated that the agency will continue to spread its dragnet to track, trace, and apprehend criminal elements who may want to hide under pilgrimage in order to carry out their nefarious activities capable of damaging the image of the country.

The head of the NDLEA further said that "the Agency will work with our counterparts in Saudi Arabia to ensure that the designated recipients of seized illicit drug consignments in any part of Saudi Arabia are also traced and dealt with accordingly."

Credit: Channelstv

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