Ndlea Smash Kano Narcotics Cartel, Nabs Pilgrims which is bound by Saudi Arabia with Cocaine

The National Narcotics Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea) said that he had destroyed drug syndicates that were specialized in sponsoring pilgrims as drug couriers to Saudi Arabia, arrested three of their main leaders.

Agency spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday, gave the names of the kingpin arrested as Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba, saying that they were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27 and 28, in their operations drawn in the future, with their arrest The operations were detained on Tuesday and Wednesday and May 28. 90 cocaine pellets.

Babafemi said two other suspects, Ibrahim Mustapha and Muhammad Shifado, were intercepted on May 26 during the external cleaning of passengers on the Ethiopian Airlines et 940 flight to Jeddah.

He stated that the breakthrough came to follow the credible intelligence by Ndlea operators who made the pilgrims scan the body, which confirmed the consumption of illegal substances.

Babafemi added that the suspects were then placed under observations of excretion and were then excreted each 45 packs of cocaine, with a total of 90 pellets weighing 1.04kg.

“Operations of the Narcotics Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea) have found and dismantled the syndicate that sponsored the pilgrims who also served as a courier to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage. This followed the arrest of cartel leaders in Kano,” said the agency spokesman in the statement.

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“Kingpin’s arrest: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Muhammmed Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 May, 2025, in Kano, were follow -up from the arrest of two pilgrims: Ibrah Ibrahim Umar Musthapha and Muhammad Siruma.

“The prohibition of pilgrims who intend at the final screening of Ndlea at Kano Airport are based on credible intelligence. When they are taken for scanning, the results confirm the consumption of illegal substances.

“They were then placed in observations of excretion in which they issued 45 packs of cocaine each, carrying a total to the two to 90 pellets with a total weight of 1.04kg.

Investigations immediately revealed their sponsors as the leader of the famous drug trade network, who specialized in drug trading to Saudi Arabia. Follow -up operations that are quickly carried out, and the trio of Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday and Muhammad, Wednesday, Wednesday, and Muhammma.

“In related development, Ndlea operators at Kano Airport on Wednesday 28 can intercept a 60 -year -old businessman, Chinedu Leonard Okigbo, during the outer cleaning of Qatar Airways Flight QR1432 to Iran. His body scan.