The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said its operatives have arrested some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia with cocaine consignments.
NDLEA said this came about after its operatives raided Emerald Hotel, Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos State, where the suspects were lodged and caught in the act of ingesting wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight to the holy land on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. According to the agency, those arrested during the intelligence-led operation include: Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and a lady, Ayinla Kemi, 34.
Babafemi said that one hundred wraps of the Class A substance were recovered from each of the two rooms, bringing the total seizure to 200 wraps. Two suspects were to swallow 100 wraps each. Reacting to the development, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the commander, officers and men of the Lagos State Command of NDLEA, which conducted the operation.
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