Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested, a suspected drug baron, Suleiman Aremu, over attempts to smuggle cocaine to Saudi Arabia.
NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement, explained that Aremu, also known as Barryshine, came under the agency’s watch after four failed attempts to export drugs to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, between 2022 and 2024.
Mr Babafemi added that Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika, a female passenger on Qatar Airlines flight to Saudi Arabia, was arrested at the airport on November 13, 2022, in possession of 400g of cocaine concealed in female shoes.
The agency said upon investigation, it was found that one Abdullahi Olarenwaju Ramon, Aremu’s brother, hired Sidika.
Reporter: Funmilola Adeyemi, ADBN News.
