MON, 03 OCT, 2022-theGBJournal| The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made another huge drug burst, a N8.8 billion worth of tramadol pills recovered from the mansion of a billionaire drug lord in the highbrow residential area in Lagos, Victoria Garden City (VGC).
Over 13 million pills of 225mg tramadol were recovered from the mansion belonging allegedly, to one Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia who was arrested in the raid on his mansion.
The arrest of Chukwukadibia, who is the said to the Chairman of Autonation Motors Ltd, is coming barely two months after the Agency uncovered a methamphetamine clandestine laboratory in the residence of another drug kingpin in the estate, Chris Emeka Nzewi, who was arrested on Saturday 30th July along with Chemist, Sunday Ukah, who cooked the illicit drug for him.
At least, 258.74 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and various precursor chemicals used for the production of the toxic drug were recovered from Nzewi’s home during his arrest.
The NDLEA said the latest burst resulted from credible intelligence. It said the search, on Friday 30th September, of the residence located at Plot A45 Road 2, home of the 52-year-old drug baron, led to the discovery of a total of 443 cartons of Tramadol Hydrochloride 225mg, which contains 13, 451, 466 pills of drug while some cartons were already burnt in a fire incident in the house on the same day.
NDLEA said Ugochukwu, from Ihiala LGA of Anambra State, before his arrest was on the Agency’s watch list as one of those behind the tramadol drug cartel in Nigeria.
‘’Preliminary investigation shows that he has about six mansions within the VGC, one of which he uses to warehouse the tramadol consignment, while he lives in the one at Plot Z-130 Road 67 and another as his office,’’ NDLEA said.
Five exotic vehicles have also been located in two of his mansions, out which two SUVs including a bullet jeep have been successfully removed to the Agency’s facility.
‘’I’ll like to reassure Nigerians and other stakeholders wherever they are located across the country and beyond of our preparedness to work with them on this onerous task of saving our people from scourge,’’ says Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) Chairman and Chief Executive of NDLEA.
‘’This partnership is a further warning to the drug barons and cartels that there is no hiding place for them anymore, because we remain on their trail and we’ll always get them.’’
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