Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 42-year-old Angolan businessman, Mbala Abuba, for attempting to traffic cocaine to Istanbul, Turkey.
Abuba, a native of Zaire Province in Angola, was intercepted on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, while trying to board an Egypt Air flight MS 880 to Istanbul via Cairo.
A statement on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said a body scan confirmed that the suspect had ingested illicit drugs, leading to his placement under observation.
He added that after several hours, he excreted 120 pellets of cocaine, weighing 1.829 kilograms, in seven rounds.
“In his statement, the suspect claimed he was into the business of township delivery services in Angola before delving into the illicit drug trade,” the statement added.
In a related operation, Babafemi said
NDLEA officers thwarted an attempt by Okeke Igwe, an auto spare parts dealer, to smuggle 1.10kg of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola.
He said Igwe was arrested on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos.
He said, “A similar attempt by an auto spare parts dealer, Okeke Ebuka Igwe, to send two parcels of 1.10kg cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola through the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, was thwarted by NDLEA operatives who arrested him on Monday 24th February following credible intelligence.
“During an interview with the suspect, he claimed that he is a businessman selling auto parts in ASPANDA, Trade Fair Complex, Ojo area of Lagos.”
Similarly, Babafemi said Ezechi Cyprian was arrested on Sunday, February 23, 2025, while transporting 5.40kg of cocaine to Owerri, Imo State, in a Toyota Sienna.
He stated that the suspect was arrested after weeks of surveillance by NDLEA operatives.
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At Tincan Seaport, Lagos, on Friday, February 28, 2025, Babafemi said a joint examination by NDLEA, Customs, and other security agencies led to the discovery of 128 parcels of Canadian Loud (a potent cannabis strain) hidden in two mattresses inside a Toyota Venza imported from Canada.
He said,” At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Friday, 28th 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 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.”