Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Friday, July 21, stormed a hotel in Okota area of Lagos and arrested a drug kingpin, when he was preparing a recruited courier to swallow 93 pellets of cocaine meant for distribution in Italy. THE GUARDIAN reports.Information Guide Nigeria
The 48-year-old Charles Uwagbale had recruited Uju Dominic, 35, from his base in Italy with a deal to come to Nigeria, ingest 100 pellets of cocaine on Friday, July 21, and return to Italy on Saturday, July 22.
Spokesperson for the Agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, yesterday, said due to plan, upon the arrival in Nigeria, the mule was lodged in Golden Heaven Hotel, located at Enoma street off Ago-Palace Way, Okota, Isolo, Lagos, where Uwagbale brought 93 wraps of the Class A drug for him to swallow at about 23:45p.m. Friday night.
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According to him, the notorious drug kingpin specialises in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe, especially Italy.
It was, however, a rude shock to the kingpin when NDLEA operatives, who have been on their trail following credible intelligence, stormed their hotel room, arrested both and recovered the drug exhibits with a total weight of 1.427 kilogrammes.
“Operatives of the Lagos State Command of the Agency, who made the arrest and seizure had on Thursday, July, 20 raided Akala in Mushin area of the state, where they recovered 37.5kg of cannabis from the home of a fleeing suspect,” he added.NYSC Portal
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