The NDLEA has arrested a fugitive drug kingpin, Festus Ibewuike, in Benin Republic over a 49.7kg heroin shipment intercepted at the Lagos airport. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and repatriated Festus Ibewuike, alias Chidibest Ibewuike, a suspected drug kingpin who had evaded arrest for more than two years following the interception of the largest heroin consignment ever recorded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The NDLEA has arrested a fugitive drug kingpin, Festus Ibewuike, in Benin Republic over a 49.7kg heroin shipment intercepted at the Lagos airport. : https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-fugitive-kingpin-over-49-7kg-heroin-haul/S1

• The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and repatriated Festus Ibewuike, alias Chidibest Ibewuike, a suspected drug kingpin who had evaded arrest for more than two years following the interception of the largest heroin consignment ever re...S2