
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s operations have recovered illicit substances worth more than $6.7 billion from their secret warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos State.  ,
The feat was made possible during an operation in which Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu, a suspected baron, and five members of his gang were detained with the illicit substances, according to director, media & advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday in Abuja.
“A drug trafficking organization (DTO) was reportedly planning to distribute over 7.2 million pills of tramadol 225mg and 526, 200 bottles (52. 6 million mls) of codeine syrup, which were stored in a residential complex at 23 Sunny Billa East Street, Bucknor, Isheri area of Isolo, Lagos state,” according to credible information.
Officers from a Special Operations Unit of NDLEA organized a well-planned operation to arrest members of the syndicate and destroy their criminal network between Wednesday November 19 and Thursday November 20.
On Wednesday, November 19th, the group’s members, Egbo Innocent Udalor and Chukwe Emmanuel, were detained and detained while loading 300 cartons of opioids into a truck at Apple Junction, Festac, Lagos.
Onyekachi Nwanagu and other members of his syndicate, including Nwoye Sunday Ali, Nnacho Ogochukwu, and Oraghalia Chukwuebuka Philip, were arrested following a follow-up operation to the syndicate’s warehouse at Sunny Billa East Street, Bucknor, on Thursday, November 20.
In total, 7, 272, 000 pills of tramadol 225 mg worth 3, 960 billion dollars, and 53 million mills of codeine syrup worth more than 2, 762 billion dollars were recovered and transported in eleven trucks to NDLEA’s central exhibit complex in Lagos, where they were transported in total, approximately 6, 722 billion street value.
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While praising the officers’ skill and dedication, NDLEA’s Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Briggen Mohamed Marwa (rtd), also praised the commander and operatives of the Special Operations Unit and those of the Strike Force Unit involved in the syndicate’s destruction, and praised the success as a significant blow to the cartels that are enraging on the youth of Nigeria.
This is a clear and unambiguous statement, not just one of arrest. The seizure of this sizable amount of illegal drugs, which could have contributed to addiction, crime, and insecurity in our country, is a victory for the people of Nigeria, and it confirms our unwavering commitment to the mandate that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given us, Marwa said.
He emphasized that the Agency’s main priority is still on the country’s kingpins and financiers.






