Textile Merchant, Wine Dealer Arrested for Attempted Cocaine, Heroin, Meth Trafficking to Europe

Operatives of a Special Operations Unit (SOU) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended two drug kingpins: Victor Nwosa and Felix Chika Obiegbu for attempting to traffick hard drugs.

They were arrested after consignments of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine being prepared for export to Europe and beyond were recovered from their Lagos homes, following weeks of intelligence and surveillance on their criminal networks.

This was contained in a statement made available to ThelensNG by the spokesperson of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Sunday.

According to Babafemi, while 64-year-old Nwosa parades himself as a successful textile merchant, 49-year-old Obiegbu is known to many as a businessman who is into wine distribution.

However, beneath their outward appearance is their hidden illicit drug business unearthed by NDLEA operatives after months of intelligence gathering on the two syndicates led by them.

At the time they were preparing their consignments for export, NDLEA-SOU operatives who have for months put them under surveillance, swooped on them in different parts of Lagos.

“Nwosa was arrested on Wednesday 17th September 2025 at his 16 Femi Kila street, Okota home where 4.33 kilograms of heroin and 448 grams of cocaine were recovered during a search of his house.

“In his case, Obiegbu was arrested on Thursday 11th September at his 5 Shada Shonefun street, Aguda Surulere home where in the course of a search, 2.902 kilograms of methamphetamine were uncovered and seized”, the statement partly read.

Meanwhile, no fewer than 85,100 pills of tramadol and other opioids were seized from the trio of Dauda Abubakar; Abdullahi Umar and Ismaila Muhammed at Apapa area of Lagos on Monday 22nd of  September.

In Edo State, NDLEA officers on Tuesday, 23rd of September destroyed a total of 12,115.6kg skunk on 4.846244 hectares of cannabis plantation at Uromi forest in Esan West LGA where two suspects: Ernest Uche, 44, and Felix Mugorga, 31, were arrested and 345.5kg processed substance was evacuated.

Similarly, at Ogu forest, Igueben LGA, no less than 12,031.245kg of same psychoactive substance was destroyed on 4.438442 hectares of cannabis farm on Wednesday, 24th of September with 106.1kg processed consignment evacuated.

A truck conveying 82 bags of skunk concealed in bags of charcoal with a total weight of 1,025kg was intercepted by NDLEA operatives along Wareke-Auchi road, Etsako West LGA on Friday, 26th of September. Two suspects: Kabiru Abdulahi, 35; and Anas Safiyanu, 20, were apprehended in connection with the seizure.

In Ekiti State, 45-year-old ex-convict Femi Owoeye (aka Do Good) was on Thursday, 25th of September arrested by NDLEA officers at his 24 Oke-Igele street, Ikere Ekiti home. He was found in possession of 32kg skunk and 10.5grams of tramadol.

He had been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment for a similar drug trafficking offence in 2016.

In Bayelsa, three suspects: Friday Elebechi, 35; Tobin Godgift, 30; and Aya Clement, 30, were arrested at Swali jetty, Yenagoa, on Monday, 22nd of September after 12kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis and 50 Diana AAA cartridges were recovered from them.

While commending the various Commands and unit for the arrests, seizures and their dexterity, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) enjoined them and their colleagues nationwide to continue with the ongoing balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the Agency.

He noted that “the success of the various operations across the country underscores our commitment to safeguarding Nigeria from illicit substances that threaten public health and national security.

“Every gram of these dangerous drugs we seize and remove from our streets and communities, reinforces our determination to protect our youths, disrupt criminal networks, and strengthen national security.”