Wednesday 1 July 2015

Drug trafficker arraigned in Anambra



THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Anambra State Command, on Tuesday arraigned one Ikejiaku Sylvester Chukwunwe, a.k.a Blessed Benita, at the Federal High Court in Awka.

Chukwunwe, who has been described as the most wanted drug trafficker, was arraigned on 13 counts.
Also brought to the court on the same matter by the agency were Oluchi Nduaguba and John Atuenyi.
The trio, who were brought before Justice Isa Gafai, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

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Chukwunwe was accused of conspiracy to form and operate a drug trafficking organisation to process and export methamphetamine-a drug similar to cocaine, heroin, using couriers and cargoes.
He was also charged with unlawfully engaging in the organisation, management and financing of a drug trafficking organisation by the production and exportation of methamphetamine.

The charge maintained that between 2010 and 2015, Chukwunwe conspired to convert the proceeds of the illicit traffic in narcotic and psychotropic substances into legitimate enterprises, an offence against section 18(a) of Money Laundering Act, 2011 and punishable under section 15(1) and (2).

He was also charged with the converting proceeds from the illicit traffic in narcotic substances into real property and physical assets in different locations in Lagos and Anambra states.

Oluchukwu Nduaguba and John Atuenyi were charged separately on on the same matter.
Their lawyers, Chief Benson Ndakara and Emmanuel Okenyi applied for their bail, but the prosecuting counsel, Lambert Nor, opposed it.

After hearing from both the defence and prosecuting counsel, the presiding Judge, Justice Gafai, adjourned the ruling for their bail application till July 1, 2015 (today) while further hearing on the substantive matter was adjourned till November 3rd and 4th, 2015.


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