By Kingsley Omonobi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested and repatriated Festus Ibewuike, also known as Chidibest Ibewuike, a suspected drug kingpin who had been on the run for more than two years following the interception of 49.70kg of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.
The NDLEA disclosed this on Wednesday, saying Ibewuike was one of three suspects declared wanted and charged in absentia following the interception of what the agency described as the single largest heroin consignment ever recorded at the airport.
According to the agency, its operatives at the MMIA Strategic Command intercepted the consignment during a 12-day operation in February 2024.
The 49.70kg of heroin was concealed in cartons of metal-cutting machines at the import shed of the airport’s cargo terminal.
