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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 55-year-old Lagos businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, for allegedly attempting to export 3.30 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside the walls of cartons used to package food items for shipment to the United Kingdom.
Chinedu, a clothing dealer at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island, was arrested on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after NDLEA operatives intercepted the drug consignment at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, a day earlier.
According to a statement by the agency, investigations initially led to the arrest of three cargo agents identified as Nkwor Onyekachukwu Justina, Adeleke Abiola Taoheed and Ukanwa Grace Pilgrim, who handled the shipment.
Their arrest later resulted in the apprehension of Kenneth Okakpu, who delivered the consignment to the cargo agents for…
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