Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport
An alleged Mexican drug kingpin was arrested in Nigeria last month as he tried to leave the country, the drug enforcement authority has just revealed. That arrest resulted in the discovery of a suspected industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory – the third such find allegedly linked to Mexicans in four months. When Arturo Carrera Loaiza, 40, was [...] The post Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican…
In Nigeria, a man claimed to be a Mexican drug kingpin was arrested at the Lagos international airport, according to the drug enforcement agency. Arturo Carrera Loaiza, aged 40, was allegedly found with images of him dressed in a lab coat and equipment consistent with methamphetamine production, leading officials to a suspected lab in Ebonyi state.
The NDLEA discovered a CCTV memory card at the site containing footage of someone resembling Loaiza wearing a lab coat. Additionally, chemicals and drug-making equipment were found at the location. Loaiza denies any involvement in methamphetamine production, stating he was invited to Nigeria for a restaurant business venture, according to the NDLEA.
The agency's chairman stated that Loaiza had allegedly recruited a fellow Mexican to work at another lab in Oyo state, which was raided in June, resulting in the arrest of four Nigerians. A month prior, three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerians were apprehended at another lab in the country's forests. The NDLEA emphasized that Nigeria will not be a refuge for transnational drug cartels relocating their laboratories.
The agency is continuing its investigation into the network, including those believed to have financed or aided these operations.
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