LAGOS - The NDLEA arrested a suspected drug peddler identified as
Tochukwu Ubah, alleged to be coordinating a large volume of methamphetamine and
ephedrine distribution in the country. The anti-graft agency, in a statement issued by Mitchell
Ofoyeju, Head, Public Affairs,
in Lagos on Sunday,November, 22, said the 42-year
old drug baron was arrested by the agency’s Special Enforcement Team, SET, at
the old local section of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos when he arrived
from Enugu.
The statement read: “He was apprehended after intense
undercover operations in connection with illegal exportation of 576kgs of
narcotics to Durban, South Africa through Apapa Port.
“The drug made up of 266kg of methamphetamine and 310kgs of ephedrine valued at N4.6 billion were hidden inside noodles, cereals and palm oil,” it said.
It added: “Although the surveillance report indicates that
he is a major player in drug smuggling, Ubah hides under the cover of floor
tile business.
NDLEA revealed that the suspect is also known as Etochukwu
Alaek Weubah and Eto Ubah and that he had a company, Visoch Resources Limited,
which he used as a cover for his drug business.
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