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In bid of intelligence-led operations that lasted implicit 3 weeks crossed Lagos State, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) person successfully dismantled 2 large cause cartels down six antithetic consignments of cocaine concealed successful walls of stainless cups, assemblage pick and hairsbreadth gel containers, starring to the apprehension of 5 suspects and yet the arrowhead of the syndicate, Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode, who paraded himself arsenic a businessman and existent property developer.
A connection signed by the NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, connected Sunday said the opening of the extremity of the transgression syndicate’s operations began connected September 16, 2025, erstwhile NDLEA operatives astatine the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, intercepted 174 parcels of cocaine weighing 13.40 kilograms concealed successful walls of cocoa food assemblage pick containers.
“A cargo cause was promptly arrested. Further investigations revealed Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode arsenic the mastermind of the shipment and aft weeks of intelligence, it was established that the cause baron had reported a quality astatine the Zone 2 office of the Police successful Lagos, aft which the Agency sought the practice of the constabulary to get the fishy into custody.
“During his preliminary interview, Alhaji Hammed Ode admitted ownership of the consignment, which helium claimed helium bought astatine implicit N150 million. He claimed to beryllium a businessman and property developer pursuing his instrumentality from the United Kingdom successful 2024. He had lived for implicit 27 years successful galore European countries, including Austria, Netherlands, France, Germany, and Saudi Arabia, earlier settling successful the UK,” Babafemi stated.
In similar manner, 5 different hopeless attempts by different transgression syndicate to export cocaine consignments to the United Kingdom were besides thwarted by operatives of the MMIA Strategic Command of NDLEA. The unravelling of the pack started connected September 26 pursuing the seizure of 2.10kg cocaine concealed successful walls of hairsbreadth pick containers astatine the export shed of the Lagos airport.
The apprehension of a cargo cause led to the apprehension of the consignor, Smith David Korede, a furnishings maker, connected Tuesday, September 30, astatine his 3 Arowojobe street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos base, wherever different consignment of 1.40kg cocaine meant for export to the UK was recovered from him.
The NDLEA spokesperson added that aforesaid day, different consignment of 1.00kg cocaine with akin mode of concealment besides going to the UK was besides intercepted astatine the export shed of the airport. The cargo cause arrested successful transportation with the 1.00kg cocaine besides identified Smith David Korede arsenic the consignor, bringing to 3 the fig of seized cocaine consignments linked to the suspect.
“Two different cocaine laden consignments going to the UK were besides intercepted by NDLEA operatives astatine the export shed of the MMIA connected Thursday, 2nd October. Two suspects: Ogunbiyi Oluseye Taiwo and Popoola Francis Olumuyiwa linked to the seizures were promptly arrested. One of the consignments contains crayfish, and 12 pieces of stainless cups utilized to conceal 1.00kg cocaine portion the 2nd consignment besides contains crayfish, and 36 containers of hairsbreadth pick utilized to conceal 1.60kg of cocaine,” helium stated.
The bid by different transgression pack to smuggle into Lagos 6.3 kilograms of Loud, a beardown strain of cannabis concealed successful bedsheet and hibiscus angiosperm from Thailand was arsenic thwarted by NDLEA operatives attached to immoderate courier companies, portion a associated cognition betwixt NDLEA officers and Customs Service unit astatine a checkpoint on Danbatta-Daura Road successful Kano State connected Thursday, October 2, led to the apprehension of 38-year-old Sa’adu Ali and seizure of 290, 450 pills of tramadol 250mg and pregabalin capsules.
In Lagos, a notorious cause trader John Igbe, operating nether the nickname SammyBless to administer illicit drugs successful Lekki and Ajah axis, was connected Tuesday, September 30, arrested astatine Admiralty Road, Lekki. At the clip of his arrest, 550 grams of Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, packaged successful retail integrative cups, were recovered from him. Three different suspects: Idris Lukman; Fuad Abdulsalam and Mobolaji James, were nabbed aforesaid time successful Mushin country of the state, with 109kg skunk, 20 bottles of codeine syrup and 2kg of nitrous oxide seized from them. At the Trade Fair Complex, Alaba country of the state, 3,700 bottles of codeine syrup and 550,000 caplets of expired 225mg diclofenac were recovered.
While a full of 27,700 pills of tramadol 100mg/225mg were seized from a fishy Salisu Abubakar, 25, astatine Bode Saadu, Morro LGA, Kwara State connected Monday, September 2o, Blessing Ovaka, 50, was caught with 498.5kg skunk astatine Kudandan, Chukun LGA, Kaduna State, aforesaid day, conscionable arsenic Dahiru Salisu, 27, was arrested successful possession of 34,180 capsules of tramadol astatine Gwargwaje on Kaduna-Zaria Road successful Zaria ...
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