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NDLEA ARRESTS AUTO SPARE PARTS DEALER, OTHERS OVER COCAINE, CANNABIS, TRAMADOL
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an automobile spare parts dealer, Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze, over an attempt to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. According to the NDLEA, Ubodoeze was arrested on Thursday, March 6, at his house in Ago palace way area of Isolo, Lagos, where he was caught in a KIA Sport Utility Vehicle trying to escape. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a large quantity of phenacetin, a cutting agent for cocaine weighing 75.50 kilograms packaged and branded as semolina. In his statement, Ubodoeze admitted dealing in cocaine while selling motor spare parts at Ladipo market, Mushin area of Lagos. “The supposed recipient of the illicit consignment in Angola alerted me the moment he was arrested in Angola hence my bid to evacuate my house and flee from the area shortly before NDLEA officers swooped on me,” he said. Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have intercepted a cargo of cannabis candies imported from the United Kingdom and meant for sale at a Kiddies Mart in Surulere, Lagos. The consignment was seized on February 27 upon its arrival as a consolidated cargo on Allied Airways. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the officers and men of MMIA, Lagos, Kano, Abia, Benue, Osun, and Edo Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures. “Their operational successes and those of their compatriots across the country especially their balanced approach to drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts are well appreciated,” he said.
