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Breaking: NDLEA recovers N8.8b drugs in Lagos home, arrests billionaire drug baron + Photos

Hassan MuazBy Hassan MuazOctober 4, 2022Updated:October 4, 2022No Comments
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No less than 13,451,466 pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86 billion in street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency from one of the mansions of alleged billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, in the highbrow residential estate, Victoria Garden City, Lekki area of Lagos State.

This development was made known on Monday by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi.

In a statement he issued, Babafemi said the arrest of Ugochukwu, who is the Chairman of Autonation Motors Limited, is coming barely two months after the NDLEA uncovered a methamphetamine clandestine laboratory in the residence of another drug kingpin in the estate, Chris Emeka Nzewi.

The Eagle Online recalls that Nzewi was arrested on July 30, 2022 along with a chemist, Sunday Ukah, who cooked the illicit drug for him.

At least 258.74 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and various precursor chemicals used for the production of the toxic drug were recovered from Nzewi’s home during his arrest.

Following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives on September 30, 2022 stormed the Plot A45 Road 2 home of the 52-year-old billionaire drug kingpin in VGC.

A search of the expansive mansion led to the discovery of 443 cartons of Tramadol Hydrochloride 225mg, which contains 13,451,466 pills of the drug, while some cartons were already burnt in a fire incident in the house same day.

Before his arrest, Ugochukwu, who hails from Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been on the Agency’s watch list as one of those behind the tramadol drug cartel in Nigeria.

Preliminary investigation showed that he has about six mansions within the VGC, one of which he uses to warehouse the tramadol consignment, while he lives in the one at Plot Z-130, Road 67 and another as his office.

Five exotic vehicles have also been located in two of his mansions, out of which two SUVs, including a bullet proof jeep, have been successfully removed to the Agency’s facility.

Reacting to the latest drug haul, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers and men involved in the operation for their diligence, while also appreciating Nigerians for supporting the Agency in its arduous task of ridding the country of the menace of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking.

According to Marwa: “I’ll like to reassure Nigerians and other stakeholders wherever they are located across the country and beyond of our preparedness to work with them on this onerous task of saving our people from the drug scourge.

“This partnership is a further warning to the drug barons and cartels that there is no hiding place for them anymore, because we remain on their trail and we’ll always get them.”

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