Operatives from the Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug baron, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, also known as Chisco Bee
Ibemesi, who poses as a businessman and hotelier, was apprehended after weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering on his criminal activities
The 42-year-old Ibemesi, Managing Director and CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd, was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel located at 66-68 Agbeke Street, Ago Palace Way, Isolo, Lagos, in the early hours of Saturday. Following his arrest, NDLEA operatives searched his warehouse at 7 Pius Ezeobi Street, off Ago Palace Way, Isolo, where they recovered 42 jumbo bags and four cartons of Loud, a strain of cannabis, totaling 1,762.8 kilograms.
Additionally, the following amounts in cash were seized from him at the time of his arrest: $11,600, 2,000 British Pounds, 2,200 Euros, and 50 Canadian dollars.
Mr. Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy for the NDLEA, stated in a press release on Sunday that an attempt by a drug syndicate operating in the Orita-Apeje, Araromi-Okeodo forest reserve in Ife South LGA, Osun State, to load and distribute large quantities of processed skunk (another strain of cannabis) weighing 11,135 kilograms was foiled on November 11. This operation followed days of surveillance in the forest.
Two trucks were seized during this operation: a Volvo truck with the registration number WWR 29 XA and a Mercedes truck marked AWK 713 YZ, and seven suspects were arrested. The individuals in custody connected to this seizure include Lucky Abiodun, Julius Amos, Victor Ngbikili, Sunday Oduegwu, Ibrahim Akanni, Eze Godstime, and Fred Ifeanyichukwu.
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