By Yusuf Boluwatife
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA), has arrested a suspected drug dealer identified as Stephen Ikeanyionwu.
The agency had declared Ikeanyionwu wanted for allegedly attempting to export 69 kilograms of cocaine, heroin and cannabis to the United Kingdom through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, August 12.
According to a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, the suspect was traced to a popular Pentecostal church on Mike Ajari Street, Ojodu Berger, Ikeja, Lagos, on Sunday, August 15, where he was arrested soon after he stepped out of the service.
“The illegal drugs had been sent to the airport for export through a freight forwarding company, which in turn gave a driver to deliver at the NAHCO export shed.
“Following the arrest of the driver, follow up operations and investigations later revealed the true identity of the actual owner of the consignment, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu, who was arrested three days later in a sting operation,” Babafemi said.
