BREAKING: NDLEA nabs intending pilgrims with cocaine in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested some intending pilgrims with cocaine in a raid at Emerald Hotel, Ladipo area of Oshodi in Lagos State.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports operatives of NDLEA nabbed the intending pilgrims in the act of ingesting the wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

According to a statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, those arrested during the intelligence-led operation include: Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and a lady, Ayinla Kemi, 34.

“The four suspects were lodged in two rooms in the hotel where they had prepared 200 pellets of cocaine weighing 2.20 kilograms to swallow when NDLEA officers stormed their rooms.

“One hundred wraps of the Class A substance were recovered from each of the two rooms bringing the total seizure to 200 wraps. Two suspects were to swallow 100 wraps each,” the statement reads.

Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commented on the development whole commending the Commander, officers and men of the Lagos state Command of NDLEA, that conducted the operation.

Marwa said the agency will continue to spread its dragnet to track, trace and apprehend criminal elements who may want to hide under pilgrimage to carry out their nefarious activities capable of denting the image of the country.

The NDLEA boss also stated that “the Agency will work with our counterparts in Saudi Arabia to ensure that the designated recipients of seized illicit drug consignments in any part of Saudi Arabia are also traced and dealt with accordingly”