{"id":2172,"date":"2025-12-22T20:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:31:37","slug":"ndlea-arrests-female-drug-kingpin-intercepts-23-50kg-cocaine-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2172","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA arrests female drug kingpin, intercepts 23.50kg cocaine in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)&nbsp;has arrested a female drug kingpin with 23.50 kilograms of cocaine recovered from her children\u2019s room in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja.<br>Babafemi said that the arrest came 20 months after a&nbsp;cocaine trafficking cartel&nbsp;led by a couple was smashed in Lagos and Ogun states by operatives of the NDLEA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He recalled that multi-billion-naira worth of the illicit drug was recovered from the cartel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babafemi said that the newly arrested suspect was another leader of the syndicate who had gone underground since May 2024 and had been nabbed in her Lagos home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that the couple earlier arrested were nabbed on May 25, 2024 by operatives of a special operations unit of NDLEA at Ibiye, along Lagos-Badagry expressway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, they were nabbed while attempting to cross the land border to deliver the consignment in Ghana.<br>He said that at the point of their arrest, 42 blocks of cocaine weighing 47.5 kilograms were found on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babafemi said that a swift follow-up operation in their residence at OPIC extension, Petedo Road, Agbara, Ogun State, led to the recovery of an additional eight blocks of the same drug weighing 10kg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis brings the total weight of the consignment seized from the couple to 57.5 kilograms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDetermined to rein in every member of the syndicate, the NDLEA operatives continued with follow-up intelligence and surveillance on the trans-border drug trafficking organisation until a 39-year-old female stash keeper was identified as a key member of the DTO,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babafemi said that as a result, she was trailed to her Surulere, Lagos residence on Tuesday, Dec. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA thorough search of her home led to the discovery of blocks of cocaine weighing 23.50 kilograms concealed in a black suitcase recovered from her children\u2019s room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe admitted ownership of the drug consignment worth over N5billion in street value, \u201che said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babafemi quoted the NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. 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