WOW! NDLEA Seizes N75 Million Cocaine From 26 Year Old Drug Baron!
The Cross River State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in Calabar has arrested Kelechi Amaka, a 26 year old indegene of Imo State based in Cameroon, with 6.3 kilograms of pure cocaine, worth 75 million Naira.
He was apprehended at the Niwa Jetty in Calabar.
Parading the suspect at the office of the NDLEA in Calabar, the state commander of the agency, Kayode Adeniyi told journalists that the drugs were concealed in six ladies hand bag, factory sealed and kept in a leather box.
The NDLEA boss also said that attempts to smuggle the drug into Nigeria failed as the suspect was intercepted by officers on operation.
He stressed that, this arrest is the largest singular arrest with respect to category 'A' drug ever made by the State Command.
According to him, the most trafficked drug in this part of the country has been Cannabis Sativa popularly known as Indian hemp.
However, the suspect who is still in the custody of the agency told Channels Television that, he was acting on instructions from his boss in Cameroon to deliver the female hand bags to someone in Nigeria, with no knowledge of its contents.
He was apprehended at the Niwa Jetty in Calabar.
Parading the suspect at the office of the NDLEA in Calabar, the state commander of the agency, Kayode Adeniyi told journalists that the drugs were concealed in six ladies hand bag, factory sealed and kept in a leather box.
The NDLEA boss also said that attempts to smuggle the drug into Nigeria failed as the suspect was intercepted by officers on operation.
He stressed that, this arrest is the largest singular arrest with respect to category 'A' drug ever made by the State Command.
According to him, the most trafficked drug in this part of the country has been Cannabis Sativa popularly known as Indian hemp.
However, the suspect who is still in the custody of the agency told Channels Television that, he was acting on instructions from his boss in Cameroon to deliver the female hand bags to someone in Nigeria, with no knowledge of its contents.
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