Ex-convict arrested over alleged attempt to smuggle cocaine in herbal tea pack, phone chargers
A 34-year-old convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly returned to the drug trade under a new identity and posed as a herbal tea businessman has been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria. The suspect, identified as Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was arrested during a sting operation at Article Market, opposite the Trade Fair Market in the Ojo area of […]
A 34-year-old former cocaine trafficker, Dunu Bethel Ebubechukwu, was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday, September 4, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.2 kilograms of cocaine in phone chargers. The suspect, who concealed the drugs by removing internal components of the chargers, was apprehended during a sting operation at Article Market in Lagos.
According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ebubechukwu, who changed his name after serving a five-year prison sentence for a previous drug trafficking conviction in 2011, admitted to being behind earlier drug shipments intercepted by NDLEA operatives in July. The agency's investigation also revealed evidence linking him to the method used to hide the cocaine.
The latest arrest is part of a wider NDLEA crackdown across nine states, resulting in the recovery of significant quantities of various illicit substances.
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