The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, said it had uncovered a drug trafficking cartel at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, with two officers of the Agency, Daniel Goska and Ndubuisi Ughor, involved in the illicit business.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Mr. Ahmadu Giade told journalists that the mode of operation of the drug cartel was somewhat strange to investigators, but promised to intensify efforts in stemming the tide of smuggling in Nigeria and the involvement of NDLEA officials in such deals.
The NDLEA boss said that the two indicted officers of the Agency, Goska and Ughor, who are at large had also been summarily dismissed and that efforts are ongoing to arrest and prosecute them. He added that although drug barons are desperate, the Agency is committed to dismantle drug trafficking organisations.
“No bad egg in the NDLEA will escape justice. Notwithstanding the strange way the cartel operates, I am pleased that it was exposed and ultimately dislodged,” said Giade.
“The Agency will continue to adopt superior drug control strategies in line with global best practices. This is one sweet victory over criminal groups. The NDLEA is committed to the eradication of narcotics from our country and will continue to look for subversive elements” Giade added.
According to him, the activities of the group were exposed when narcotic officials aborted the exportation of 74.7kg of narcotic drug that tested positive for Ephedrine. The drug was packed in three bags. Two of the bags weighing 50.7kg were destined for Maputo, Mozambique, while the third bag weighing 24kg was destined for Johannesburg, South Africa. The 74.7kg of Ephedrine had been properly marked as exhibits and tendered as evidence before a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu.
The NDLEA boss said preliminary investigation by the agency revealed that the drug cartel had successfully infiltrated some members of the airport community including, the two NDLEA staff who are at large.
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