Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a drug baron, Udemezue Obunike William at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on his return from Brazil.
NDLEA Director, Media &Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Tuesday said he was arrested on Friday, 28th October.
Babafemi said his arrest was with the support of the Nigeria Immigration Service followed the earlier arrest of some drug couriers linked to Udemezue as their sponsor.
They include two mules: Messrs Adolphus Anayochukwu Okeke and Anayo Michael Nnanna.
He said the 52-year-old father of four children who claimed to be a businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu was arrested at the Abuja airport by NDLEA operatives.
He was arrested “with 20.75 kilograms of black liquid cocaine on Tuesday 15th March upon his arrival onboard Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil through Doha, Qatar to Abuja.
“The liquid was discovered upon search of his luggage stuffed with six smaller bags containing 32-makeup mascara, which tested positive to cocaine.
Also a Brazilian returnee Nnanna Anayo Michael, 39, was arrested at the Port Harcourt International Airport, PHIA, during the inward screening of passengers on board Qatar Airline flight QR1433 from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Doha to Port Harcourt on Tuesday, 29th March.
“Nnanna was arrested with 73 sachets weighing 8.15 kilograms of cocaine, which is the largest seizure of such at the airport, since it began international flight operations years ago.
Further investigations of the two traffickers revealed Udemezue Obunike William as the drug baron behind the cocaine cartel.
As a result, he was watch-listed and arrested upon his return from Brazil on Friday 28th October.
