The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has nabbed an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze, over a recent attempt to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola.
The arrest of the automobile spare parts dealer came barely three weeks after NDLEA operatives launched a manhunt for him.
Following the seizure of the cocaine consignment at a logistics company in Aspanda, Trade Fair Complex, Ojo area of Lagos State on February 21, 2025, swift contacts were made with Angolan authorities who in turn arrested the supposed recipient of the illicit drug in Angola, after which the identity of the sender was unraveled.
As a result, NDLEA operatives on March 6 tracked Ubodoeze to his house in Ago Palace Way area of Isolo, Lagos State, where he was caught in a KIA Sport Utility Vehicle trying to escape.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a large quantity of phenacetin, a cutting agent for cocaine weighing 75.50 kilograms packaged and branded as semolina, while a digital scale used in weighing illicit drugs was recovered from his house.
In his statement, Ubodoeze admitted dealing in cocaine while selling motor spare parts at Ladipo Market, Mushin area of Lagos State.
He stated that the supposed recipient of the illicit consignment in Angola alerted him the moment he was arrested in Angola, hence his bid to evacuate his house and flee from the area shortly before NDLEA officers swooped on him.
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