The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in Ghana, has arrested a Nigerian drug kingpin, Uchechukwu Chima, in Accra.
The 56-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 18, 2024, by the anti-narcotic agency following a raid at his hideout which uncovered a total of 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroine estimated at a street value of US$2.1 million
Field tests confirmed the presence of cocaine and heroin.
The arrest was announced in a statement signed by Francis Opoku Amoah, Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations, Ministry of the Interior, Ghana.
“The suspected narcotic substances, with a total weight of about 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, are estimated at a street value of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States Dollars (US$2.1 Million or N3.2 billion).
“The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima, who has been a target for NACOC for some time now, is noted to be the brain behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC in the past.”
NACOC said by the seizure and arrest, it has taken “this substantial quantity of drugs from the street, saving millions of lives of people who would have otherwise perished from abusing these hard drugs”.
“NACOC remains committed to making Ghana an unprofitable destination for drug trafficking and thus protecting the safety and well-being of all Ghanaians and the international community,” it added.