By Amah
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has busted a drug cartel involving a prominent a US trained
Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe.
The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this during a briefing on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at the agency headquarters in Abuja.
Babafemi added that the suspect was arrested in his hotel room in Lekki, Lagos during a drug bust operation.
The arrest was made after Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James was detained at the Ajao Estate warehouse where he was in the midst of receiving a shipment of over 17 kilogrammes of cannabis that had been imported from the US.
On January 1 of 2025, the agency arrested 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye — a Mushin based drug kingpin, in her mansion in Okota.
The NDLEA had earlier seized a truck that had over 1540 kilogrammes of cannabis and believed it had a link to Iya Ruka, who had over a million $ worth of cannabis in her possession.
The anti-drug agency’s spokesperson added that Iya Ruka allegedly conducted a vast illicit drug empire while skillfully fronting as a prosperous dealer in fabrics and shoes.
