By Kingsley Omonobi
LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected cocaine trafficker accused of masterminding drug shipments to Saudi Arabia, while intercepting a fuel tanker carrying more than two tonnes of cannabis and recovering millions of opioid pills in coordinated operations across several states.
The agency said on Sunday that its operatives arrested 34-year-old Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, who allegedly disguised himself as a herbal tea businessman, following intelligence-led investigations into a cocaine shipment intercepted in Lagos.
According to Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) tracked the suspect after a 1.2kg consignment of cocaine concealed in phone chargers and destined for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was intercepted at a courier company in Lagos on July 31.
Babafemi said Ebubechukwu was arrested in a sting operation at Article Market, opposite Trade Fair Market, in the Ojo area of Lagos, on Friday.
