NDLEA Drug Bust Uncovers Shocking Smuggling in Moimoi Packs

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1 year ago

July 27, 2025

NDLEA Drug Bust exposes massive smuggling: 80-year-old woman, Chinese man arrested. Drugs hidden in moimoi sachets and canned food in nationwide crackdown

NDLEA Drug Bust operations have unveiled a deeply concerning drug smuggling network, with arrests spanning multiple states and exposing audacious concealment tactics.

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In a powerful sweep, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested a Chinese businessman, Liang Tak You, and 80-year-old Grace Ekpeme.

Tak You, a Malaysian-based national, was nabbed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport with 26.1kg of Canadian Loud, concealed in two suitcases from Bangkok.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Ekpeme was arrested in Calabar, with over 3kg of skunk, shocking investigators due to her age.

Another massive seizure on the Epe–Ajah Expressway saw 21.7kg of Colorado smuggled in moimoi sachets. In Apapa Port, 101kg of Loud was found packed in imported food tins.

From Lagos to Borno, and Ondo to Kogi, NDLEA officers intercepted drugs hidden in everything from garri to scent leaves, arresting suspects like Kindness Bala, Binta Usman, and the Ozirinye brothers.

Also read: NDLEA arrests grandfather, siblings, foreign student in nationwide drug crackdown

Chairman Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) praised agents for balancing supply crackdown with the War Against Drug Abuse awareness campaign across schools and communities.

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Police Arrest Convicted Drug Dealer, Rescue 14-Year-Old Boy in Bauchi

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10 hours ago

October 27, 2026

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Bauchi drug dealer arrest leads to the rescue of a 14-year-old boy allegedly used as a drug courier and the recovery of suspected illicit substances

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old convicted drug dealer and rescued a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly being used to deliver illicit drugs in the state.

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The command said operatives of its Violent Crimes Response Unit intercepted the teenager during a routine patrol and recovered a granular whitish substance suspected to be methamphetamine.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.

According to Habib, the operatives, led by the unit’s officer-in-charge, intercepted the minor, identified as Samuel Nkemakolan Kosi, at about 11 am on October 26, 2026, while he was allegedly on his way to deliver the suspected drug, also known as Ice, to a customer.

The statement said the teenager told investigators that he had been sent by Samuel Ogochukwu, a 22-year-old convicted drug dealer, to make the delivery.

“Upon interrogation, the minor confessed that he was sent by one Samuel Ogochukwu, 22 years old, a convicted drug dealer, to make the delivery,” Habib said.

Following the information, detectives traced Ogochukwu to his location and arrested him.

A search of the suspect’s shop and residence reportedly led to the recovery of 3.5 grammes of a substance suspected to be methamphetamine, 17 sachets of 100mg tramadol capsules, five sachets of 300mg pregabalin capsules and seven sachets of diazepam.

The police also recovered 12 Exol tablets, two wraps of a substance known as Yellow Boys and one sachet of Shine Shine Leather.

Habib said the principal suspect told investigators that he received supplies of illicit drugs through waybills from Onitsha, Anambra State.

The police spokesman added that the 14-year-old had been handled in accordance with juvenile best practices and would be reunited with his family after counselling.

“The 14-year-old minor has been handled in line with juvenile best practices and will be reunited with his family after counselling, while the principal suspect will be charged to court upon completion of investigation,” the statement said.

The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, commended the operatives for their work and urged the public to remain alert to criminal activity.

According to Habib, the commissioner said four major drug busts and subsequent convictions recorded within 10 days demonstrated the command’s continued efforts to combat drug trafficking.