HAJJ 2024: Shock As NDLEA Arrests Muslims Intending Pilgrimage In Lagos, See What Was Caught With Them [Photos]
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Arrests Intending Pilgrims with Cocaine Consignments. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat drug trafficking in the country. On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, operatives of the agency raided Emerald Hotel in the Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos State, where they arrested several intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia with cocaine consignments.
The suspects, including Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and Ayinla Kemi, 34, were caught ingesting wraps of cocaine in their hotel rooms. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, stated that the suspects had prepared 200 pellets of cocaine weighing 2. 20 kilograms to swallow before their flight to Saudi Arabia.
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 Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the commander, officers, and men of the Lagos State Command of NDLEA for their diligence in conducting the operation. Marwa emphasized that the agency will continue to spread its dragnet to track, trace, and apprehend criminal commanders who may want to hide under pilgrimage to carry out their nefarious activities capable of denting the image of the country.
Furthermore, Marwa stated that the agency will work with its 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. This move underscores the agency’s commitment to international cooperation in combating drug trafficking and protecting the integrity of religious pilgrimages.
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