The agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, yarn for one statement on Sunday, talk say dem recover the fake money from one bus wey dey come from Lagos go Abuja. Dem talk say dem arrest the driver of the bus, wey be 53-year-old Onyebuchi Nlededin.
"For the previous day, Thursday 17th August, dem arrest Jude Ndubuisi, wey be 52 years old, with 2.2ks of methamphetamine, during one raid operation for Kabusa village, FCT. Dem first arrest the guy on 7th July 2022 with 20.75kg cannabis, and e dey on court bail as dem dey prosecute am for that one, when e still enta another drug crime."
"Another raid for two wey be notorious drug joints for FCT: Dei Dei and Tora-Bora Hills, e lead to the recovery of 82.8kg skunk, 1.8kg rohypnol and 1.2kg diazepam on Wednesday 16th August," Babafemi talk.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives burst one warehouse wey dey popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos State on Saturday 19th August, and dem seize drugs wey worth billions of naira.
From the warehouse wey dem dey chase the wanted billionaire drug baron, dem recover: 1.4 million pills of tramadol 225mg wey weigh 826kgs; 3.2 million pills of codeine wey dey weigh 3,360kgs; and 2,841 cartons of codeine syrup wey get 284,100 bottles, wey weigh 28,410 litres of the psychoactive substance. All these drugs together get street value of N4.82 billion only.
During the operation wey last for hours, dem arrest one suspect, Paulinus Ojukwu, wey be Chief Security Officer to the wanted drug baron wey dey claim say e dey sell automobile spare parts. The guy dey help for the ongoing investigation.
The latest drug warehouse wey dem burst come after dem arrest drug baroness, Faith Ebele Nwankwo, wey dem nab on Wednesday 9th August with 2,750,000 pills of tramaking, one brand of tramadol wey dey 225mg and 250mg.
Dem recover the drugs from her house for House 6, C close, 3rd Avenue, Festac area of Lagos, and one warehouse wey dey for Plot 3432 Sola Akinsola Street, Divine Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: NDLEA Katch $20 Million Fake Money for Abaji-Lokoja Road