The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency [NDLEA] says it has burst a cocaine trafficking cartel allegedly headed by a couple, Bolanle Lookman Dauda and Olayinka Toheebat Dauda.
The agency said the arrests were made in Lagos and Ogun states, with multi-billion naira worth of the illicit drug recovered in two major operations “following the arrest of the kingpin and his queen” in one of the intelligence-led raids.
Says the NDLEA, “The duo were arrested on Saturday 25th May 2024 by operatives of a special operation unit in NDLEA with the support of Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States at Ibiye, along Lagos-Badagry expressway while attempting to cross the land border to deliver the consignment in Ghana.
“At the point of their arrest, 42 blocks of the Class A drug weighing 47.5 kilograms were found on them.
“A swift follow up operation in their residence at Plot 24/25 OPIC extension, Petedo Road, Agbara, Ogun State, led to the recovery of additional eight blocks of the same drug weighing 10kg, bringing the total weight of the cocaine seized from the couple to 57.5 kilograms.”
