SaharaReporters earlier reported how officials arrested the two Pakistanis: Asif Muhammed, 45 and Hussain Naveed, 57, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with 8kg of cocaine.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have nabbed a woman, identified as Okefun Darlington Chisom over her connection with two Pakistani businessmen recently arrested in Nigeria for trafficking cocaine.
SaharaReporters earlier reported how officials arrested the two Pakistanis: Asif Muhammed, 45 and Hussain Naveed, 57, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with 8kg of cocaine.
The cocaine was concealed in a public address system and they were nabbed while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Lahore, Pakistan via Doha.
Both suspects were found with Nigerian residence permits suspected to be fake. They are frequent travellers to Nigeria under the guise of doing textile business.
Meanwhile, a statement issued on Sunday by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi confirmed Chisom was arrested because of her relationship with the two Pakistanis.
The statement reads in part: "NDLEA operatives also arrested a businesswoman, Okefun Darlington Chisom over her links with two Pakistanis: Asif Muhammed, 45 and Hussain Naveed, 57, arrested at the Lagos airport with 8 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a sound system while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Lahole (sic), Pakistan via Doha on Saturday, 5th Nov."
The agency also mentioned that an automobile parts dealer, Omeje Oliver, aka David Mark, was linked to another drug seizure.
Oliver was arrested on Monday, October 31 in Enugu where he fled after abandoning his business at Aspanda, Trade Fair Complex Lagos since April 16 in connection with the seizure of 600 grams of heroin concealed inside the soles of wssssss footwear going to Liberia.
The agency said, “A search of the Agency's database reveals Omeje was also involved in a case of 1.580kg Methamphetamine seized from one Victor Nwobodo Friday, who was arrested at the MMIA on February 6, 2018, during an aborted trip to Jakarta, Indonesia. Charges have been filed against the suspect in the Federal High Court in Lagos for both the previous seizure and the recent one.
"NDLEA operatives attached to the SAHCO import shed of the MMIA Lagos have intercepted another consignment of Tramadol from Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 6 cartons comprising 497,900 tablets of Royal Tramaking brand of Tramadol 225mg with a gross weight of 304.90 kilograms were recovered after a joint examination by stakeholders on Friday 11th Nov.
"Operatives in Ogun state in the early hours of Saturday 12th Nov raided a warehouse at Ogere area of Ikene LGA where they seized 273 jumbo bags of cannabis sativa weighing 3,533 kilograms (3.533tons) from a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jesutofunmi Solomon. This came on the heels of the seizure of 176kg of C/S at Ogere trailer park on Wednesday 9th Nov and the destruction of 15 hectares of cannabis plantation in Gbamgbam area of the state.
"In the same vein, operatives in Osun state have raided a cannabis plantation at Obada sawmill, Owena Ijesa in Oriade LGA where they destroyed 1.2hectares, recovered 2,823kg of processed C/S and arrested 13 suspects on Sunday 6th November.
"In Ondo, operatives seized 78kg of cannabis from a dealer, Beauty Godwin at Ofosu along Benin-Ore express road, and another 264kg from Abdul Rasheed Mohammed, and Abdul Rasheed Haruna at Sanusi camp 2 in Owo, while in Rivers state, anti-narcotics officers of the Agency arrested Damion Onuoha during a raid at Elele Alimini community, Emuoha LGA, where he was found with 1.6kg of Methamphetamine as well as monetary exhibit amounting to six hundred and fifty thousand, seven hundred naira (N650,700.00). A joint operation with the military at Habour road, Port Harcourt City also led to the arrest of Sandra David and seizure of different quantities of cocaine and heroin as well as two million, fifty-five thousand, seven hundred and fifty naira (N2,055,750.00) cash exhibit from her home.
"In Edo state, operatives located and destroyed 10 clusters of cannabis sativa farms measuring 14 hectares at Igwalor forest, Uhunmwonde LGA where five bags of processed C/S weighing 47.7kg were recovered, while a raid at Obadan village, in the same LGA also led to the recovery 11 bags of cannabis sativa seeds weighing 399kg and 34 bags of processed substance weighing 431kg, bringing the total weight to 830kg. Two suspects: Enododia Sunday and Osayaba Paul were arrested at the scene.
"While commending the officers and men of the MMIA, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Rivers and Edo Commands of the Agency for the successful operations in the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), CON, OFR urged them and their counterparts across the country to intensify the heat on drug barons and cartels."