- After 17 years on the run, NDLEA arrested 59-year-old Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff in Lagos for allegedly leading an international drug trafficking network linked to N1.4bn worth of illicit drugs
- Ogbonnaya is accused of coordinating major drug shipments from Nigeria to South Korea, laundering proceeds through electronics imports, and recruiting couriers across Africa
- NDLEA vows to keep targeting drug lords, with Chairman Buba Marwa reaffirming the agencys commitment to dismantling global trafficking syndicates operating from Nigeria
After 17 Years on the Run, NDLEA Finally Tracks Down Lagos Drug Baron Linked to N1.4bn Illicit DrugSource: Twitter The major development that warranted this special briefing pertains to the arrest of a drug lord who is wanted across the world as the leader of an international drug trafficking organisation.”As we have said four years ago when we began the reform of NDLEA, our prime targets are drug barons and other important figures that organise drug trafficking rings,” Marwa said. International connections and ongoing operations Our records reveal that many Nigerians apprehended outside the country for drug-related offences were linked to him.We have established that he laundered drug proceeds through the importation of electronics and other goods,” Marwa added. The N1.4bn Drug Trail In recent times alone, he has sent illicit drugs worth over N1.4 billion in street value to South Korea, Marwa confirmed. Marwa vows to get hold of rug lords in Nigeria”We will continue our relentless fight against illicit drug networks and their financiers, he assured. Man excretes 120 wraps of c0caine
