The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a cocaine cartel led by a couple, Bolanle Lookman Dauda and Olayinka Dauda, in Lagos and Ogun states.
The pair were arrested with the assistance of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on May 25, 2024, at Ibiye along the Lagos-Badagry expressway, as they attempted to cross the border to deliver the drugs to Ghana.
According to NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the couple was found with 42 blocks of cocaine weighing 47.5 kilograms. A subsequent raid on their home in Agbara, Ogun State, uncovered an additional eight blocks of cocaine weighing 10 kilograms, bringing the total amount seized to 57.5 kilograms.
“A cocaine trafficking cartel headed by a couple: Bolanle Lookman Dauda and Olayinka Toheebat Dauda has been smashed in Lagos and Ogun States by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, 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,” the statement read.
“The duo were arrested on Saturday 25th May 2024 by operatives of a special operation unit in NDLEA with the support of the 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 an additional eight blocks of the same drug weighing 10kg, bringing the total weight of the cocaine seized from the couple to 57.5 kilograms.”
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