Video: Notorious drug lord who gave courier 93 cocaine wraps to swallow in Lagos hotel nabbed by NDLEA

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 48-year old man identified as Charles Uwagbale, a drug baron who sponsores young Nigerians to traffic Class A drugs to Europe especially Italy.

It was gathered that the NDLEA operative stormed his hotel room in Okota area of Lagos late on Friday July 21 when he was preparing one of his recruited courier to swallow 93 pellets of cocaine meant for distribution in Italy.

 

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 NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi,  in a statement sais Charles recruited  35-year old Uju Dominic, from his base in Italy with a deal to come to Nigeria, ingest 100 pellets of cocaine on Friday 21st July and return to Italy on Saturday 22nd July. 

 Part of the statement reads: 

‘’True to plan, upon the arrival in Nigeria, the mule was lodged in Golden Heaven Hotel located at Enoma street off Ago-Palace way, Okota, Isolo, Lagos where Uwagbale brought 93 wraps of the Class A drug for him to swallow at about 23:45pm Friday night."

"They were in the process when NDLEA operatives who have been on their trail following credible intelligence stormed their hotel room, arrested both and recovered the drug exhibits with a total weight of 1.427 kilograms.'' Babafemi said