Busted: NDLEA Snags Drug Kingpin With Massive Stash – Sniffer Dogs Expose Hidden Trove (Viral Video)

Operatives from a special task force of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a 60-year-old drug kingpin, Okpara Paul Chigozie, bringing an end to his seven-year run from the law.

Chigozie, who has been on the NDLEA’s wanted list since 2019, was caught attempting to distribute large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine to the Southeast and other parts of Nigeria.

According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the notorious trafficker was arrested at his hideout on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at 72 Michael Ojo Street, Isheri, in the Ojo area of Lagos State. His capture followed the interception of one of his drug consignments at about 5:45 a.m. the same day along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Ilasamaja.

During the operation, NDLEA officers, acting on intelligence, apprehended one of Chigozie’s couriers, 51-year-old Achebe Kenneth Nnamdi, as he was heading to Onitsha, Anambra State, in a white Toyota Sienna. Upon searching the vehicle with the help of NDLEA’s sniffer dogs, officers discovered 7.6kg of cocaine and 900 grams of methamphetamine concealed in the vehicle’s compartments.

A follow-up raid at Chigozie’s residence in Isheri led to the seizure of an additional 1.8kg of cocaine and 1.3kg of methamphetamine.

In a separate bust, NDLEA operatives at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), in collaboration with Aviation Security officers from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday, July 16, intercepted 7,790 pills of Tramadol and Rohypnol from the luggage of Omoregie Nice Uyiosa, an Italy-bound passenger. Uyiosa, who was flying via Istanbul on Turkish Airlines, admitted to purchasing the drugs himself, hoping to resell them in Italy for profit.

Further arrests followed on Thursday, July 17, when NDLEA agents at the airport’s export shed intercepted 17 parcels of skunk (a strong cannabis strain) weighing 1.70kg, hidden inside packs of Golden Morn cereal. The consignment, part of consolidated cargo headed for Pakistan, was presented by Chioba Robert Uchenna, who was promptly arrested.

Another NDLEA operation took place on Saturday, July 19, at Sarah Sam Hotels, located at 115 Ogudu Road, Kosofe, Lagos. The hotel was identified as a distribution hub for party drugs. Surveillance and intelligence reports pointed to Obayemi Oyetade as the mastermind behind the network.

The raid led to the recovery of 1.30kg of chocolate cannabis, 900 grams of cannabis-infused gummies, and 22.9 grams of skunk from Obayemi’s hotel room. The hotel, a 20-room facility run by his family, also housed his mother and siblings. Three vehicles were seized during the operation.