NDLEA busts Lekki businessman over importation of Loud from U.S.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lekki-based businessman in Lagos, Cyril Chidiebere, for drug trafficking.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Babafemi said the suspect was arrested on Friday, April 14, along with two of his freight agents.
He named them as Peter Mejabi and Oyeyinka Babatunde over their involvement in the importation of 12 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis.
The NDLEA spokesperson said the drugs weighed 6.50kg and were part of a consolidated cargo brought in from the United States of America.
He also said the arrest and seizure followed a three-day intelligence-led operation following the arrival of the cargo at the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA).
Mr Babafemi added that its movement out of the airport was closely monitored in a sting operation until the actual importer, Cyril Chidiebere, was arrested in his house at Abraham Adesanya Estate, Ajah, Lekki area of Lagos.
“Both Mejabi and Chidiebere have made useful statements to confirm that the latter has been involved in dealing on illicit drugs in the past,” he said.
(NAN)
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