The men of the Ogun State command of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that 84 suspects were
arrested with Indian hemp between January and June this year.
The state sector commander of the agency,
Balla Fagae, told journalists in Abeokuta on Thursday that the command
seized 2,633kg of Indian hemp and 35kg of other psychotropic substances
within that period.
Fagae explained further that within the
period under review, the command secured 18 convictions while there are
30 pending cases in the Federal High Court.
Meanwhile, the agency has discovered three laboratories used for illegal production of methamphetamine in Anambra.
According to a statement by NDLEA
spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, a suspected drug kingpin,
Chukwunwendu Ikejiakwu aka Blessed, who was arrested is said to be the
owner of the laboratories and leader of an international drug
trafficking organisation.
“He recruits and sponsors drug couriers
to China, Malaysia, Turkey and Italy,” the NDLEA said. NDLEA Chairman,
Ahmadu Giade, said that sufficient evidences had been gathered on the
suspect to ease his prosecution.
The agency was said to have apprehended
Ikejiakwu in his country home at Ozubulu, Nnewi, Anabra State, after
thirteen months of intense surveillance.
Ikejiakwu is the Group Managing Director
of Blessed Group of Companies. The NDLEA alleged that he hid under the
cover of motorcycle parts business in running a drug cell that had
international affiliations. The agency said he paid his couriers an
average of $5,000 dollars per trip.
Source - Punch
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