Tag: Cocaine
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Amazing! Suspected drug trafficker excretes 113 wraps of cocaine worth N423m
A suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, has excreted 113 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.750 kg with a street value of N423 million. This followed his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday 4th April, 2021, where he was headed for Madrid, Spain. Director, Media & Advocacy, National Drug Law…
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Drug trafficker excretes N423m cocaine at Lagos Airport [Photo]
A Madrid, Spain-bound suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos on Easter day, Sunday 4 April 2021, has excreted a total of 113 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.750kg with a street value of N423m. Okonkwo was about boarding a Turkish Airline flight number TK0626 at about…
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NDLEA uncovers heroin, cocaine at palace of Anambra monarch
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has uncovered cocaine and heroin concealed in the palace of a traditional ruler in Anambra state. The drug enforcement agency released a statement to this effect through Femi Babafemi, its director of media and advocacy. The agency said its operatives at the Anambra command recovered 58.5…
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NDLEA arrests notorious drug trafficker with 3 parcels of cocaine at Lagos airport
A notorious drug trafficker, Hassan Bishi Taiwo has been arrested by operatives of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with three parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom created in his suitcase. Preliminary investigations reveal that Hassan who was intercepted at the E-Arrival hall of…
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NDLEA seizes cocaine worth over N32bn in Tincan Port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has Intercepted 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kg, with an estimated street value of over N32 billion at the Tincan Port, Lagos. The Commander, Tincan Port command, NDLEA, Mr Sumaila Ethan disclosed this in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs,Mr Jonah Achema in Abuja. Ethan noted…
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NDLEA seizes cocaine worth N32bn at Lagos Port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said its offensive against drug barons and cartels in the country has yielded another positive result with the seizure of 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kg, with an estimated street value of N32 billion. According to the Commander, Tincan Port Command of the NDLEA, Sumaila Ethan,…
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Photo: Plane overloaded with cocaine crashes on take-off
A light aircraft overloaded with cocaine crashed on take-off on its way to Australia, police said on Saturday, exposing a Melbourne-based crime syndicate and leading to the arrest of five men with alleged links to the Italian mafia. The Cesna aircraft, which was stuffed with more than 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of cocaine, went down…
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‘I sold Club World Cup medal to buy cocaine, it lasted two days’
Former Sao Paulo defender Flavio Donizete has revealed the extent of a cocaine addiction that led him to sell his most prized possession in order to fund his habit. Donizete came through the ranks at Morumbi as a teenager, and his second season with the club coincided with one of the most successful years in…
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Photo: Togo-bound $1b cocaine shipment seized
A record shipment of more than $1billion cocaine bound for Togo, near Nigeria, has been intercepted by Uruguayan authorities. It was the largest shipment of drugs in the country’s history, the National Customs Directorate announced on Friday. The director of the national customs, Jorge Borgiani, said at a press conference that at least 4,417 kilograms…
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England football star kicked out of nightclub for taking cocaine
An England footballer was kicked out of a nightclub after he was caught snorting cocaine in the toilet, it has been revealed. The unidentified star was allegedly spotted by a Premier League teammate ‘doing a line’ in the toilets of a nightclub on a recent night out. A source claimed other teammates saw him emerging…