How NDLEA uncovered hideout in Abia, recovered N4bn worth of drugs | Read Details
A 49-year-old alleged Dru-g baron, Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old sister, Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, have been arrested by officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The NDLEA said the special operation conducted on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th June, 2024 at 3B, Boundary Avenue, Aba and a residence along Ohia road, Ohia, Abia State followed months of intelligence gathering, leading to the arrest of the ring leaders and the combined seizure of 20.76 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine consignments worth over N4.1billion in street value from their hideout.
In a related development, NDLEA operatives in Lagos state uncovered an expansive warehouse stocked with a large consignment of codeine-based syrup, located at Comfort Oboh area of Kirikiri, where four persons connected with the importation and distribution of the opioid were arrested during an intelligence-led raid on the facility.
