Popular Nollywood Actor Caught with 17.30 kilograms of Drugs, Name and Location Released
- The NDLEA announced that US-trained filmmaker Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe was arrested on December 27, 2024, in his Lekki hotel room for involvement in drug trafficking
- Mbadiwe's partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, was also apprehended the same day at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, where he was collecting 33 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis
- The shipment, weighing 17.30 kilograms, had arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport from the United States, concealed in large wooden boxes
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On January 5, 2025, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced via X that its officers arrested a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, who is also a motivational speaker.
Mbadiwe was apprehended in his Lekki hotel room on Friday, December 27, 2024, following the earlier arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, the same day.
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Imported to Nigeria
James was caught at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, where he had been sent by Mbadiwe to collect a shipment of 33 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis weighing 17.30 kilograms.
The shipment had arrived at the Import shed of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja from the United States on December 24, 2024, aboard a Delta Airline flight, concealed in large wooden boxes.
Statement from NDLEA
“NDLEA officers 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, where he was sent by Mbadiwe to collect a shipment of 33 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 17.30 kilograms, which arrived the Import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja on 24th December 2024 from the United States on a Delta Airline flight, concealed in large wooden boxes.”
NDLEA Operation in Nigeria
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria is responsible for combating drug trafficking and abuse.
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