National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on 27th December 2024, arrested a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Mr. Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe.
Emeka is also said to be a motivational speaker.
He was taken into custody following the arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, earlier same day at a warehouse in Ajao estate Ikeja.
The arrest was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotic agency, Femi Babafemi.
He said Mbadiwe had sent James to the said warehouse, 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.