NDLEA
NDLEA Foils Cocaine Smuggling Attempt, Arrests Nursing Student, Others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt by 26-year-old Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, a nursing student, to smuggle 76 wraps of cocaine into India
Esther, a 200-level student of Noida International University in India, was arrested at Royal Park Hotel in Kano, where she was waiting to ingest the cocaine before her flight.
The NDLEA operatives intercepted 31-year-old Cosmas Okorie in a commuter bus coming from Lagos, who was carrying an audio speaker containing 76 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.340 kilograms.
This led to Esther’s arrest and the discovery of her involvement in the smuggling attempt.
Other Arrests and Seizures
In other operations, NDLEA officers arrested several suspects and seized various quantities of illicit substances, including:
*Lagos: 10 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, and 1,610kg of skunk.
*Kano: 7.6kg of skunk, 78 tubes of rubber solution, and 356 bottles of ‘suck and die’, a new psychoactive substance.
*Kwara: 390 tablets of Molly and 65.5kg of cannabis.
*Taraba: 25,000 pills of drugs
Indeed, the agency has continued its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities across the country, targeting schools, worship centers, workplaces, and communities.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the officers and men involved in the arrests and seizures, urging them to intensify their efforts in reducing drug supply and demand.