A drug dealer declared wanted for attempting to export 69.65 kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom has been arrested.
The suspect, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, had tried to move the substances through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) traced the suspect to a church at Mike Ajari Street, Ojodu Berger where he was picked up after he stepped out of church service.
His arrest followed the interception of a consignment of the illicit drugs going to the UK through Lagos on Aug. 12, 2021.
The baggage had been sent to the airport for export through a freight forwarding company, which in turn gave a driver to deliver at the NAHCO export shed.
After the arrest of the driver, investigation revealed the identity of the actual owner of the consignment, Stephen.
The dealer was apprehended in a sting operation, three days after the driver’s confession. ##
