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NDLEA arrests wanted ‘drug baroness, seals her mansion and drug bunks in Delta

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May 17, 2022

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested, a wanted 59-year-old drug baroness, Bridget Oghenekevwe Emeka, a.k.a Mama, who they called ‘the backbone of a major cartel distributing drugs’ in Delta and adjourning states..

She was arrested on May 15 at her palatial mansion where she makes and distributes Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine and other illicit substances.

The spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said on Tuesday in Abuja that no fewer than nine of her staff and associates were arrested along with her in coordinated simultaneous operations at her expansive residence and drug bunks where she accommodates drug users and sells illicit substances to them and others in parts of Warri, Delta State.

“Apart from various quantities of Crack Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Molly, and Loud seized from her home and drug bunks; a pump-action gun, 15 cartridges, documents, two cars, mobile phones, drug paraphernalia such as sodium bicarbonate and polythene wrappings were also recovered for further investigation.

“While five of her staff that cook, cut, package and distribute the drugs were found in her house located at Favour Street, Otukutu, Effurun Warri, Delta State, four of her associates were equally arrested at her drug bunks in other parts of the town during the raids by Strike Force officers of NDLEA supported by the military,” Babafemi said.

He said that the drug baroness has been under surveillance for weeks after being identified as a major distributor of illicit drugs in Delta State, where she cooks Cocaine into Crack Cocaine for local distribution and consumption in drug joints.

Some of the paraphernalia for making Crack recovered from her house include; sodium bicarbonate, which is the main adulterant and recipe for making crack cocaine, as well as transparent nylon used in wrapping the finished product.

Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers and men involved in all the processes leading to the eventual execution of the operation.

He also commended the armed forces for their support of the agency.