NDLEA arrests Nollywood filmmaker over huge illicit drug shipments
...as agency nabs 2 female students for producing drug laced cakes for students
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Friday 27th December 2024 arrested a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, who is also a motivational speaker at his Lekki Hotel room following the arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, earlier same day at a warehouse in Ajao estate Ikeja.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said in a statement that the arrest followed the apprehension of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, earlier the same day at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, where he was allegedly sent by Mbadiwe to collect a shipment of 33 parcels of “Loud,” a strong strain of cannabis weighing 17.30 kilograms.
The suspected drugs arrived at the import shed of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, on December 24, 2024, from the United States on a Delta Airlines flight, which was concealed in large wooden boxes
