NDLEA Nabs Brazil-based Businessman With 6.10kg Cocaine

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 41-year-old Sao Paulo, Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, for importing shirts and towels starched with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine from the South American country into Nigeria.

Abugu was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos, upon arrival from Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

A thorough search of his luggage led to the recovery of 14 towels and shirts, all soaked in liquid cocaine, dried and well ironed.

NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said in his statement on Sunday that the suspect claimed he has lived for over 14 years in Brazil, where he runs an African restaurant.

He added that he was in Nigeria to see his wife and buy foodstuff in bulk for his restaurant.

Meanwhile, a 60-year-old woman, Chidimma Sunday, and a 28-year-old man Abubakar Usman, both persons living with disability, have been taken into NDLEA custody in Abia and Rivers State, respectively, following their involvement in illicit drug trade.

While Chidimma was nabbed with 1.8kg skunk by Umuosu vigilante group in Umuna Autonomous community, Isialangwa North LGA Abia State and handed over to NDLEA on Wednesday, June 10; Abubakar was arrested at Rumuokoro, Port Harcourt, Rivers State with 400 grams of skunk, five grams of methamphetamine, 100 grams of tramadol, five grams of swinol and 18 grams of diazepam during a raid by NDLEA officers on Tuesday June 9.

In Delta State, NDLEA operatives on Monday, June 8, arrested a suspect Onya Jude, 36, in possession of five gas cylinders used to conceal 2.8 kilograms of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis at Ogwashi uku, Aniocha South area of the state.

This was followed by the arrest of two notorious dealers: 40-year-old Jamilu Idris (a.k.a Jama) and 33-year-old Aminu Abdullahi (a.k.a Momo) at Kasuwan Katako area of Gombe, Gombe State.

They were caught with three big blocks of skunk that weighed 2.738kg at the time of their arrest by NDLEA operatives.

While Ngozi Gaius, 39, was nabbed along Zaria/Kano road, Kano State on Friday, June 12, conveying 6,000 pills of tramadol 225mg, two suspects: Nasiru Hamza, 47; and Muhammad Sani, 38, were intercepted by NDLEA operatives on patrol along Bode Saadu road, Kwara State conveying 600 compressed blocks of skunk weighing 304kg in a black Toyota jeep with special registration number: P JHR 783 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.