A fleeing drug kingpin heading a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, and six other members of his gang have been arrested.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) gave the names of the kingpins Yunana Fidelis, and the others are Adesanwo Temitope, Owoseni Temidayo, Fasoranti Shola and Bamigbade Jonathan.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi who revealed this in a statement on Wednesday said Fidelis fled Lagos to Kaduna immediately their lid was blown open.
The statement revealed that a professional methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri) cook and a lawyer were also arrested in Owerri, Imo State, and Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, respectively, adding that drugs and cash were seized from the culprits.
The statement read in part, “The Lagos airport drug syndicate was behind the smuggling of 1,584,000 tablets of tramadol seized on Tuesday, March 15, by NDLEA operatives in collaboration with aviation security and customs service personnel at the airport. The seizure includes 17 cartons of 250mg tramadol branded as ‘Tamra’ weighing 669.70kg, and five cartons of 225mg tramadol under the brand name, ‘Royal’ with a gross weight of 217.15kg.”