Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 75-year-old grandfather, Nna Felix, and two brothers, John Abugu, 43, and Kenneth Abugu, 31.
The arrests by operatives of the agency occurred in separate drug trafficking incidents across the country.
The Abugu brothers were arrested on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, while attempting to board a flight to India.
In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the suspects were caught with five kilograms of cocaine concealed within the walls of their suitcases.
Babafemi further disclosed that on the same day, operatives intercepted a 20-year-old Ghanaian-British national, Parker Darren Hazekia Osei, with 36 parcels of Loud packed in a giant travel bag weighing 19.40 kilograms at the Lagos airport.
He said the suspect, who identified himself as a computer science student at East London University, reportedly flew in from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines and admitted to picking up the consignment in Bangkok for delivery in Nigeria.
In another operation, the NDLEA spokesperson said officials of the agency in Abia State arrested 75-year-old grandfather Nna Felix on Saturday, April 5, with 1.6kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis, during a raid in Umunteke Asa, Ukwa West Local Government Area.
In a separate bust in Aba, 21-year-old David Chinemerem was caught with 2,050 ampoules of pentazocine on April 1. The agency also recorded major seizures and arrests in Kogi, Yobe, Anambra, and the Federal Capital Territory.
In Kogi, Babafemi stated that a 33-year-old woman, Ngozi Ogili, was apprehended along the Okene-Lokoja highway while transporting 3kg of methamphetamine from Lagos to Abuja.
He added that a follow-up operations led to the recovery of additional illicit substances, including Loud and Colorado.
