NDLEA nabs drug cartel, seizes cocaine, others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency caught a cartel led by a drug baron and his sister as part of a huge crackdown on drug trafficking, seizing cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over N4.1 billion. This was announced in a statement posted on the Agency's website on Sunday and signed by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy.
The statement states that Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi, 49, and his sister Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, 50, were taken into custody as a result of the operation, which took place in Aba, Abia State, on June 13 and 14.
The siblings were discovered in possession of 20.76 kg of methamphetamine and cocaine.
The statement said, “A cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, has been taken down by officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of the siblings and seizure of cocaine and methamphetamine consignments worth over N4.1billion in street value from their hideout in Aba, Abia state.
“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 from them.
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