Nigeria: NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron, recovers large drug shipment — Africa Links 24

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has apprehended a wanted drug baron who operated under the cover of a businessman and hotelier, after weeks of intelligence and surveillance on his criminal activities.

A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja said that the suspect was arrested by operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the NDLEA.

Mr Babafemi said that the 42-year-old suspect who was the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig…