The identities of the two suspected foreign drug barons in connection with the drug case connecting the embattled Super Cop, DCP Abba Kyari, have been uncovered.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Monday indicted the former IRT leader in cocaine trafficking which has led to his arrest by the police.
In a statement issued on Monday evening, Police Deputy Spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed that the names of the suspected drug lords as Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus.
Adejobi said the two drug barons were arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu on the 19th of January, 2022 upon their arrival from Addis Ababa aboard an Ethiopian Airlines.
The police deputy spokesman added that the arrest led to the recovery of a substantial quantity of powdery substance suspected to be cocaine from the two narcotic couriers.
He, however, stated that the arrest which was intelligence-driven was undertaken by a Unit of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
The Force said, “The interim investigations report revealed that two (2) international drug couriers identified as Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus, both males, were arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu on the 19th of January, 2022 upon their arrival from Addis Ababa aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight ET917.
“The arrest led to the recovery of a substantial quantity of powdery substance suspected to be cocaine from the two narcotic couriers. The operation which was intelligence-driven was undertaken by a Unit of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).”
