NDLEA arrests Turkey-bound Angolan who ‘excreted 120 pellets of cocaine’ in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested Mbala Dajou Abuba, an Angolan, over an alleged attempt to traffic a large consignment of cocaine. 

In a statement by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, the suspect was arrested on February 25 at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport screening area in Kano.

Abuba was scheduled to board Egypt Air flight MS 880 en route to Istanbul, Turkey via Cairo when a body scan allegedly revealed he ingested an illicit drug.

“He was thereafter placed under excretion observation during which he expelled 120 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.829 kilograms in seven excretions,” the statement reads.

“In his statement, the suspect claimed he was into the business of township delivery services in Angola before delving into the illicit drug trade.”

In a similar bust, NDLEA says Okeke Igwe was also arrested for allegedly attempting to export two parcels of 1.10kg cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola.

The anti-drug agency also nabbed Lawali Mohammed, a citizen of the Benin Republic, with 2,980 tablets of tramadol and dozens of diazepam pills at Eiyenkorin expressway, Ilorin, Kwara state.

“At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Friday 28^th February discovered a total of 128 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in two mattresses in the trunk of a Toyota Venza car imported from Canada,” the statement reads.

“The discovery of the 63.75kg consignment was made during a joint examination of a targeted container marked TCNU 1945861 from Montreal, Canada, by NDLEA, Customs and other security agencies. The consignee of the shipment, 44-year-old Bamidele Joseph has been arrested and taken into custody.

“In Delta state, NDLEA operatives supported by the military on Thursday 27^th February stormed a forest in Innam-Abbi/Orogun community, Ndokwa West local government area where they destroyed over 50,000kg cannabis on a 20-hectare farm land. Five suspects arrested during the raid include: Augustine Subaru, 45; Ukoba Malachukwu, 53; Odalonu Emmanuel, 40; Esuabom Macaulay, 35; and Itoje Safe, 54.”