NDLEA Arraigns Alleged Fugitive Drug Kingpin, Wife Over 49.7kg Heroin Shipment

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned an alleged fugitive drug kingpin, Festus Ibewuike, alongside his wife, Ndidiamaka Ibewuike, and another woman, Onyinye Igbokwuputa, before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged importation of 49.7 kilogrammes of heroin.
Ibewuike, also known as Chidibest Ibewuike, was arraigned on an amended six-count charge before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa after he was arrested in the Benin Republic, more than two years after he went on the run.
The charges also included alleged conspiracy, unlawful importation and possession of the prohibited substance, as well as money laundering.
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